Five Naxals killed near Chattisgarh-Telangana border

In an encounter between Naxals and security forces in the bordering areas of Telangana and Chattisgarh, five Naxals were killed.

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Five Naxals were gunned down by security forces in an encounter in the border area of Telangana and Chhattisgarh, informed P Sundarraj, IG Bastar (Chhattisgarh). An encounter took place in the border area of Telangana-Chhattisgarh in which security forces gunned down four Naxals, and a Greyhounds jawan was injured in the exchange of fire. 

The jawan has been airlifted to Warangal for treatment," the IG said in an official statement. On Monday, P Sundarraj informed that the Telangana State Committee deployed Greyhounds, DRG, and CRPF forces from Bijapur district after receiving information of the presence of about 40-50 armed Maoists, including senior Maoist leader Sudhakar DVCM, Venkatapuram ACM on the border area of Telangana, and Chhattisgarh. 

During the operation, there was an encounter between the security forces and Maoists in Bijapur`s Semaldodi village's border area and Telangana`s Penugolu village on Tuesday around 7 am. He said that a Greyhounds jawan was also injured in the encounter. Later, the jawan was airlifted to Warangal city in Telangana for treatment. 

Further, an anti-Naxal operation was conducted on the border of South Bastar district after the security forces received information about 20-25 Maoists in the area, the statement said. Following the announcement, an encounter took place on Tuesday between the DRG team and Maoists in the forest areas of Marjum and Pratapgiri border area of Dantewada and Sukma districts in the morning. During the encounter, the body of one female Maoist was recovered from the site, primarily identified as Munni, a member of the Area Committee, the statement added. Searches are underway.

With inputs from ANI