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Apart from the six dead, some Maoists also suffered injuries in the incident, police said, adding that they have recovered weapons and explosives.
Bastar Range IG Sundarraj reported that the encounter occurred near Talperu river in the vicinity of Chikurbatti area under Basaguda police station. - Newsx
The gunfight took place in the forest area located along the Talperu river near Chipurbhatti village under Basaguda police station area, when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P told PTI.
Six Naxalites, including two women cadres, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday, a police official said. The gunfight took place in the forest area located along the Talperu river near Chipurbhatti village under Basaguda police station
Six Naxalites, including two women, were killed in an anti-Naxal operation near Chipurbhatti in Bijapur district. The encounter led by IG Sundarraj P targeted PLGA platoon no. 10, resulting in injuries to several Naxalites ahead of April 19 elections.