Four Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, March 26

Four Naxals were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh today, the police said. The encounter took place around 6 am in a forest in the Chintalnar police station area, Deputy Inspector General (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj P said.

An elite unit of the CRPF’s Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was cordoning off the forest area near Karkanguda village, around 500 km away from the state capital, when a group of Naxals opened fire on them, leading to a gun-battle, he said.

In the encounter, four Naxals were killed. One INSAS rifle and two .303 rifles were seized from the spot, he said.

Further details were awaited, he added. Anti-Naxal operations have been intensified in the forests of Bastar division in view of the Lok Sabha elections. — PTI