Raipur: Four Naxals, including two women,
have been killed in an encounter with security forces in
Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, a senior police officer
said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided and destroyed a Naxal
camp in the jungles of Surpanguda village during which four
ultras were killed yesterday, Dantewada Superintendent of
Police Amresh Mishra told agency.
A large cache of arms and ammunition was also seized from
the incident site, he said.
As part of the ongoing offensive against the Naxals, a
joint team of Cobra battalion, police commando and district
police killed the four when rebels opened fire at the
securitymen on seeing their presence in the jungle, Mishra
said.
The bodies of the four Naxals, including two women, have
been recovered.
The SP said there was no report of any casualty or injury
among the security personnel.
PTI
