3 Naxals gunned down by security forces in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, June 15

Three Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Friday, an official said.

The gun battle took place in the forest area located between Gattapad and Tokanpalli villages under Chintagufa police station area around 10 am, Sukma Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena told PTI.

“A joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) had launched a search operation in the forest of Chintagufa, located around 500 km from here, on Thursday night,” he said.

When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest between Gattapad and Tokanpalli, the Naxals opened fire at them, he said.

Security forces fired in retaliation and the gun fight continued for a while. However, the Naxals soon escaped into the forest, he said.

During search, the bodies of three ultras clad in ‘uniform’ and four weapons, including a .315 bore rifle, a pistol and a muzzle-loading gun, were recovered from the spot, he said.

The process of identifying the slain Naxals was on, he said. PTI