LOS Commander Carrying Rs 5 Lakh Reward Amongst Two Killed In Sukma Encounter | India Information

SUKMA: The safety forces gunned down two Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district throughout an encounter, together with a Native Organisation Squad (LOS) Commander of Pedaras, in keeping with an announcement on Wednesday. The LOS commander has been recognized as Baman, who was carrying a reward of ?5 lakh on his head.
The change of fireside occurred within the Pusgunna space below the Kukanar Police Station of the Sukuma district. The opposite physique recovered from the positioning is of a lady cadre whose identification is but to be ascertained, in keeping with an announcement. The safety forces have additionally seized one INSAS rifle, one 12-bore rifle, together with different arms, ammunition, and explosive supplies.
The search operation launched by a joint crew of Kukanar Police Station employees and Sukma DRG primarily based on dependable intelligence inputs relating to the presence of Naxal cadres of the banned CPI Maoist outfit within the area, the assertion added. Moreover, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai lauded safety forces over the success of the operation.
In a put up on X, Vishnu Deo Sai wrote, “Police personnel and the joint police crew of Sukma DRG have achieved a significant success within the anti-Naxal operation within the Pusgunna space below Kukanar police station in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. Throughout the search operation, the jawans neutralised two naxalites in an encounter, together with Pedaras LOS commander Baman, who was carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head.”
“Our safety forces are combating towards Naxalism with full drive. Congratulations to the troopers for this success within the anti-Naxal operation,” he added. Extra reinforcement groups have been deployed, and intensive search operations are ongoing within the surrounding dense forest areas to hint and apprehend different Maoist cadres who might have escaped profiting from the terrain.