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Raipur, Apr 2: In a major anti-insurgency operation, eight Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of

In Bijapur, 8 Naxalites were killed by security forces in a forest encounter. Led by Inspector General of Police, personnel recovered bodies and weapons. The area sees heightened Naxalite activity during the TCOC in summer.

With the latest incident, 41 Naxalites have been killed so far this year in separate encounters with security forces in Bastar region, comprising seven districts including Bijapur, according to police.

Bijapur district comes under the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, which will go to polls in the first phase of general elections on April 19.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The encounter broke around 6 am on Tuesday at Lendra village in Bijapur after a joint search operation by the District Reserve Group (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) that commenced on Monday night from Gangalur police station area, police said. India News | Bodies of Nine Naxals Recovered After Encounter with Security Forces in Bijapur.

The gunfight took place at around 6 am in a forest near Lendra village under Gangaloor police station area, when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation.

After the exchange of fire stopped, bodies of four Naxalites were recovered from the spot along with a light machine gun, barrel grenade launchers and other arms and ammunitions

In Chhattisgarhs Bijapur district, security forces engaged in an encounter with Naxalites, resulting in the deaths of ten Naxals, including a female insurgent. The operation, conducted by DRG, CRPF, STF, and Cobra Jawans, recovered weapons from the slain insurgents.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Ten Naxals including a woman Naxalite were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur, Bastar IG, P Sundarraj said on Tuesday. India News | 10 Naxalites Including Woman Killed in Encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur: IG Bastar.

Two naxals, carrying a reward of Rs 42 lakh each, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district, said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday. - Newsx