DANTEWADA (Chhattisgarh): In a joint anti-Naxal operation involving the DRG, CRPF and STF, seven Naxalites has been neutralized in the intermittent encounters between the security forces and Naxalites on Thursday. The bodies of seven uniformed Naxalites have been recovered during the search operation.
A joint anti-Naxal operation involving DRG, CRPF, and STF from Narayanpur, Dantewada, Jagdalpur and Kondagaon districts commenced on December 10, targeting South Abujhmad. According to Bastar police, exchange of fire between security forces and Naxalites was under way since 3 am in the forest of Southern Abujhmad on Dantewada Narayanpur border.
According to IG-Bastar, P Sundarraj, the search operation is still under way, and detailed information will be shared after its conclusion. Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai lauded the effort security forces operation. “An anti-Naxal operation was going on in which our security forces succeeded in killing 7 Naxalites. I salute their courage…”, he said. (ANI)