Raipur: A Maoist was killed in an encounter
with security personnel in the Naxal-affected Dantewada
district of Chhattisgarh and 11 other left extremists were
arrested from different places in the state, police said on Saturday.
A Naxal was killed in a clash with security personnel
who were conducting a search operation in the forest near
Gogunda village yesterday, Superintendent of Police Amaresh
Mishra said.
In another encounter with the Maoists, seven naxals have
been arrested from a forest near Pordem village in the
district, Mishra said adding, arms and ammunition were also
recovered from their possession.
In a similar operation, four wanted naxals were arrested
from the forests of Taroki in Kanker district yesterday,
police said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 20:34