May 29th 2024.
In the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, there was a clash between security personnel and two Naxalites on Wednesday. According to a senior police official, this happened in a forest area under the jurisdiction of Madded police station, while the security team was on an anti-Naxal operation.
Once the gunfire subsided, the bodies of the two Naxalites were discovered along with their weapons. The operation is still ongoing and more details are yet to be revealed, as per the official.
This year, there have been a total of 118 Naxalites killed in encounters with security forces in the state. Just last month, on May 23, seven Naxalites were killed in a similar encounter in a forest on the border of Narayanpur and Bijapur districts. And on May 10, 12 Naxalites lost their lives in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district.
In the month of April, there were two separate encounters resulting in the deaths of 10 Naxalites and 29 Naxalites respectively. The first one, on April 30, took place in a forest area on the border of Narayanpur and Kanker districts, where 10 Naxalites, including three women, were killed. And on April 16, in the district of Kanker, 29 Naxalites were gunned down in an exchange of fire with security personnel, according to the police.
This is an ongoing and intense conflict between the security forces and the Naxalites in the state of Chhattisgarh. The authorities are constantly working to maintain peace and security in the region, and incidents like these are a reminder of the challenges they face in their line of duty.
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