The incident occurred in the Tarrem police station area when a team of security personnel was out on a demining exercise from Chinngelur CRPF camp in the area.
Out of total nine Naxalites arrested in the joint operations, eight were arrested from different locations under Usoor police station area while one was arrested under Naimed police station limits.
Bijapur Naxal encounter: IG Bastar P Sundarraj said that the police had received input regarding the Maoists planning an IED attack in the Pusnar and Hiroli village area.
Bijapur City Assembly Election 2023: In the 2018 Assembly elections, Yatnal had defeated Mushrif by around 6,000 votes. However, Mushrif has remained active in local politics and gained popularity among the residents of the constituency through his social activities.
Gunfight took place in a forest near Jabeli village under Naimed police station area around 6:00 am when a joint team of different security forces was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P told news agency PTI.
The incident took place at Timmapur-Putkel under Basaguda police station area of the district when a CRPF patrol comprising personnel from 'F company' of its 168th battalion was out for a road opening and sanitising duty.
At least 5 security personnel were martyred and several others injured on Saturday in an encounter with Naxals at a forest in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a top police officer said.
A few weapons were also recovered from the spot, he said, adding more details were awaited as the search operation was still underway in the area.
Raipur: Three women Maoists, one of them carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on her head, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said today. The cadres turned themselves in before police last evening citing
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