Nine Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh

Three more bodies of Naxalites found after encounter in Chhattisgarh; toll rises to 13

Narayanpur: Nine Naxalites, including three women, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in a forest along the border of Narayanpur and Kanker districts in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, state's Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said. This is the second major strike on Naxalites by security forces in 15 days. Sharma, in a video statement, termed it as a major success in the anti-Naxal operation in the state. According to police, the...

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Three more bodies of Naxalites found after encounter in Chhattisgarh; toll rises to 13

Nine Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh

Narayanpur: Nine Naxalites, including three women, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in a forest along the border of Narayanpur and Kanker districts in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, state's Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said. This is the second major strike on Naxalites by security forces in 15 days. Sharma, in a video statement, termed it as...

 

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