The Naxal killed in the encounter was the Todma Militia Platoon Deputy Commander as well as Aamdai Area Committee Member of the outlawed Maoist organization.
According to the officials, the encounter with Naxal members broke out in the evening in a forest near Mutvandi village under Gangaloor police station limits.
Three Naxals were gunned down by security forces in an exchange of fire in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada on Sunday. Their bodies were recovered.
The deceased ASI has been identified as Sub-Inspector Sudhakar Reddy. Meanwhile, Constable Ramu sustained gunshot wounds and is undergoing treatment at the camp. The injured jawan is slated to be airlifted for further medical care.
Police had received intelligence inputs that a large contingent of Naxals was camping near Bodhintola on the Chhattisgarh border near Godalwahi outpost with an intention to cause sabotage and ambush police forces.
The incident took place just a day ahead of the counting of votes in the Assembly elections held recently. Two CRPF personnel were injured in the IED explosion planted by the Naxals in Dantewada.
Negi, struggling with a previous head injury, was undergoing treatment for an extended period. The incident occurred at the Chhindgarh police station premises, and he was immediately taken to Sukma District Hospital in critical condition.
Dodi was an active aide of the Nelnar Area Committee of Maoists, the official said. He was involved in setting three trucks on fire and attacking their drivers in the forests of Jhari village in January 2022, he added.
A voter turnout of 78 per cent was recorded in the first phase for 20 assembly constituencies in seven districts of the Naxalite-affected Bastar division and four other districts on November 7, while a 75.88 per cent turnout was registered in the second and final phase for 70 seats on Friday.
The second phase of voting in the Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh was held today. The IED blast was carried out by the Naxals when the polling team was returning from the polling station.
The first phase of polling for 20 seats in Chhattisgarh will take place on November 7, 2023. The remaining 70 seats in the state will go to polls on November 17.
According to reports, the BJP leader was targeted when he was chairing a meeting with party workers in insurgency-hit Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh.
The murder of a BJP leader during the assembly elections has created an atmosphere of panic. According to the information, after attending the election program, the senior tribal leader of Manpur Aundhi area was helping in installing the idol of Goddess Durga and performing puja rituals.
The encounter, which occurred in the rugged and remote terrain of Bandepara, has been a part of ongoing efforts to flush out Naxal rebels and restore peace in the area.
The authorities are hailing the development as the victory of "ballot over bullet" as earlier voters from most of these villages had to trek 8 to 10 kilometres, crossing hills and rivulets, to cast their vote, making it difficult for them to enthusiastically participate in the electoral process.
Amit Shah took a review meeting of the Naxal-affected states and said that the Centre is resolved to finish the menace of Left Wing Extremism in the country.
The Bhupesh Baghel government has said that the naxal incidents in Chhattisgarh have declined by 52 per cent in the last five years and over 550 villages have been freed from the menace.
A DRG jawan was injured after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by the Naxals went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
Chhattisgarh: The bodies of two women Naxalites, along with one Insas rifle and one 12-bore rifle were recovered from the spot after guns fell silent, the official said.
District Police Chief Kiran Chavhan said Muchaki Bhima and his wife Muchaki Galle had surrendered to the Central Reserve Police and local police, citing complaints of the "barbaric" and "hollow" Maoist ideology,
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