An encounter between security personnel and Naxals took place on Monday in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. At the scene of the confrontation, a.303 weapon and the body of an unidentified Naxalite woman wearing a uniform, according to the police, were found.
IG Bastar Sundarraj P said that a joint operation was launched by District Reserve Guard (DRG) Kanker and 132 Battalion BSF troops in Amatola, Binagunda, Kalper areas, across Kotri river in Kanker district. The senior police official said that there was an exchange of fire between Kanker DRG and Naxals near the Binagunda jungle area around 7 am on Monday and the body of a uniformed unidentified woman Naxalie with a .303 rifle was recovered from the spot.He said security forces are carrying out search operations.
An encounter between Naxals and security personnel had taken place in a jungle of the Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh last week.The joint operation against the Naxals was carried out by Central Reserve Police Force’s jungle warfare unit CoBRA and Chhattisgarh Special Task Force.