Bijapur Encounter, In a significant operation, security personnel engaged in an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Tuesday, resulting in the elimination of 13 Maoists. The encounter broke out around 6 am on Tuesday at Lendra village in Bijapur following 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 began on Monday (1st April) night from the Gangalur police station area.
Bastar IG Sundarraj said the operation took place after they received a tip off about the presence of a senior naxal named Papa Rao. Rao carries a bounty of more than Rs 40 lakh. The massive operation involved personnel from the District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA).
#WATCH जगदलपुर, छत्तीसगढ़: बस्तर आईजी पी. सुंदरराज ने बताया, “आज जिला बीजापुर के थाना गंगालूर अंतर्गत नक्सलियों की उपस्थिति की सूचना पर DRG, CRPF और कोबरा के जवानों की टीम रवाना की गई थी। कई बार मुठभेड़ हुई, अब तक कुल 10 नक्सलियों के शव बरामद हुए हैं जिसमें एक महिला नक्सली भी… pic.twitter.com/kMH4IaRh3E
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“Today, a team of DRG, CRPF, STF, and Cobra Jawans were dispatched on the information of the presence of Naxalites under Gangloor police station of Bijapur district. Several encounters took place and so far the bodies of a total of 10 Naxalites have been recovered, including a female Naxalite. Weapons have been recovered from them,” IG Bastar said on Tuesday.
Security Forces recovered one LMG, one .303 rifle, one 12 bore, a huge number of BGL launchers, AK 47 and BGL shells plus other arms and ammunition.