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Naxal killed in encounter with police in Chhattisgarh''s Sukma

RAIPUR: A Naxal was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Tuesday, police said. The skirmish took place around 9.30 am at a forest in Tulsi Dongri area.

Naxal killed in encounter with police in Chhattisgarh''s Sukma

After guns fell silent, the body of a Naxal, identified as Kosa, the deputy commander of Mahupadhar local organisation squad of Darbha Division of Maoists, was recovered from the spot, the official said. File photo



Raipur, October 15

A Naxal was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Tuesday, police said.

The skirmish took place around 9.30 am at a forest in Tulsi Dongri area when a team of the Special Task Force and District Reserve Group was out on a counter-insurgency exercise along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border, Deputy Inspector General (anti-Naxal operation) Sundarraj P told PTI.

When the patrolling team was cordoning off the Tulsi Dongri area, a Maoist den located about 350 km from Raipur, the gun battle broke out between the two sides, he said.

After guns fell silent, the body of a Naxal, identified as Kosa, the deputy commander of Mahupadhar local organisation squad of Darbha Division of Maoists, was recovered from the spot, the official said.

Besides, a country-made pistol, a large number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other Naxal material were also seized from the site, he said, adding that the search operation in the area was still under way. PTI

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