Raipur: One Naxalite was killed in a confrontation with Bhairamgarh, Bijapur district's Keshkutul area, according to Chhattisgarh Police. Police attested to the weapons' removal from the area.
Jitendra Yadav, the superintendent of police in Bijapur, said that the encounter operations are still ongoing and that more information is being sought.
This incident comes after another one earlier this week in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, where three security officers were injured and 29 Naxals were murdered. Since January 2024, 71 Naxals have been neutralized, according to Bastar Inspector General of Police (IG) P Sundarraj, signaling a major advancement in the war against Naxals.
Since January 2024, there have been 71 Naxals who have been shot dead. One of the most significant developments in Chhattisgarh regarding the Naxals is this. We are reaching a turning point in the war against the Naxals. Continuing from our victory over the Naxalites, it will be our goal going forward. The process of giving the region and its residents a new identity has begun, according to IG Sundarraj.
Following the encounter in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai praised the District Reserve Guard and BSF forces, calling it a "significant achievement."
One of the biggest counter-Naxal operations in recent memory is thought to have resulted in the deaths of 29 Naxals.
