Naxals killed

January 21, 2025 11:29 AM

14 Naxals killed in encounter with police in Chhattisgarh-Odisha border

Fourteen Naxals were killed in an encounter with Chhattisgarh police at the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border on Monday, the Chhattisgarh Police stated. According to the police, a member of the Naxal group, who had a bounty of 1 crore rupees on his head, was also killed in the encounter. According to the police the encounter is still underway and more details are awaited on the matter. On January 17, two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans sustained injuries after Naxals set off an improvised explosi...

April 30, 2024 3:38 PM

Chhattisgarh: Gunfight breaks out between Naxals and security forces in Narayanpur district

Seven Naxals were gunned down in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district. The joint operation involving personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Special Task Force (STF) commenced around 6 am on Tuesday in the dense forests along the inter-district border of Kanker and Narayanpur, a police officer said. The security forces ventured into the area for an anti-Naxal operation when they came under heavy fire from Maoist cadres near Tekmeta and...

September 16, 2024 5:55 PM

Chhattisgarh: 29 Naxals killed in Bastar encounter

A total of 29 Naxals were killed and three security personnel sustained injuries in an encounter that broke out in Chhattisgarh's Kanker, which lies in the Bastar region, officials said. "On April 16, 2024, a joint search team comprising of Kanker DRG and BSF was launched for searching operations in the Chhottebetiya PS limit area in Kanker District," police stated. They further stated that at around 2 pm in the afternoon, there was an exchange of fire between Naxals and security force...