Raipur: Six suspected Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said.
"There are reports of death of six Maoists in Aranpur area. Three security force men were also injured, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector," Aranpur police station in-charge Shankarnath Dhruv said.
Officials said the encounter took place early today in the Burgam village of the said district when a joint squad of CRPF and District Reserve Group (DRG) of state police was out for operations.
"The encounter is still on. An AK series assault rifle has also been recovered," a senior officer said.
Reinforcement teams have been rushed in, the officer added.
This comes days after twelve personnel of the CRPF were killed during an ambush by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma. Five others were injured in the ambush, which took place in Bheji district. The Maoists, reports said, later robbed 10 guns and the radio sets of the deceased CRPF men.
(With inputs from PTI and IANS)
"There are reports of death of six Maoists in Aranpur area. Three security force men were also injured, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector," Aranpur police station in-charge Shankarnath Dhruv said.
Officials said the encounter took place early today in the Burgam village of the said district when a joint squad of CRPF and District Reserve Group (DRG) of state police was out for operations.
"The encounter is still on. An AK series assault rifle has also been recovered," a senior officer said.
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Reinforcement teams have been rushed in, the officer added.
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This comes days after twelve personnel of the CRPF were killed during an ambush by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma. Five others were injured in the ambush, which took place in Bheji district. The Maoists, reports said, later robbed 10 guns and the radio sets of the deceased CRPF men.
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(With inputs from PTI and IANS)
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