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The encounter was a part of an ongoing crackdown against Naxal insurgents in the region.
Naxal commander, Bhaskar (Credits: News 18)
Amid the ongoing anti-Naxal operation, security forces have gunned down a top Naxal commander, Bhaskar, in the National Park area of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh. The deceased Naxal had a bounty of Rs 45 lakh on him.
According to IG Bastar, an AK-47 rifle, explosives, other weapons, and a significant quantity of ammunition have also been seized during the encounter.
The encounter was a part of an ongoing crackdown against Naxal insurgents in the region, and officials believe this is a significant blow to Maoist operations in the area.
The encounter was being carried out as part of the encounter by personnel from the state police’s Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve Guard (DRG) as well as the CRPF’s specialised unit CoBRA, said Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range Sundarraj.
“After the exchange of fire stopped, the body of a Naxalite, along with one AK-47 rifle and other explosives, weapons, and ammunition was recovered from the encounter site. Preliminary identification suggests the body is of Bhaskar alias Mailarapu Adellu, a special zonal committee (SZC) member of the Telangana State Committee (TSC) of the outlawed Maoists,” he said.
“Bhaskar, a resident of Adilabad district in Telangana, was the secretary of the Mancherial-Komarambheem (MKB) division of the TSC of Maoists. He carried a reward of Rs 25 lakhs in Chhattisgarh and 20 lakhs in Telangana,” the IG added.
Earlier on Thursday, senior Maoist leader Narasimha Chalam, alias Sudhakar, who had a bounty of Rs 40 lakh on his head, was killed in an encounter with security forces in the same area, said police.
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Chhattisgarh, India, India
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