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Two jawans were killed and two others were injured in an encounter with Naxalites in the forests in Bijapur.
Two police officials were killed in an encounter with Naxalites in the forests in Bijapur. (Source: PTI)
Security forces killed 12 Naxalites in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, police said. The gunfight broke out in the forest area on Sunday morning and two security personnel were also killed, as per the Bastar police officials.
The officials confirmed that many others were also injured in the face-off.
“12 Naxalites were killed in the encounter in the National Park area of Bijapur district. Two jawans lost their lives, while two others were injured in the gunfight. A search operation is ongoing in the area,” the officials said.
The gunfight started in a forest in the Indravati National Park area. As per a senior police official, a joint team of personnel from different security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation.
“As per preliminary information, 12 Naxalites were killed in the gunfight. Bodies of all of them have been recovered,” he said.
Among the two security personnel who were killed in the gunfight, one belonged to the District Reserve Guard of the state police and the other to the Special Task Force, said the officials. The officials confirmed that two others suffered injuries.
The official said that efforts are being made to retrieve the bodies of the deceased security personnel and evacuate the jawans who have been injured in the encounter.
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Bijapur, India, India