Team News Riveting
Jagdalpur, November 22
Security forces gunned down 10 Maoists in an encounter that took place in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Friday morning.
During the search operation after the encounter, security personnel discovered 10 bodies of rebels besides a huge cache of arms and ammunition. It includes INSAS, AK-47, SLR and other weapons, senior police officials said.
Acting on a tip off, a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) struck at the place under Bhejji police station limits in Sukma district today morning. The security personnel had inputs that members of the Konta and Kistaram Area Committee of outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoists) were camping in the area.
The encounter took place in the forest-hills of village Korajuguda, Dantespuram, Nagaram, Bhandarpadar under police station Bhejji.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed happiness over the achievement of the security forces and said that his government was working on the policy of zero tolerance towards Naxalism. He said that ensuring development, peace and safety of citizens in Bastar was the top priority of his government. The era of peace, development and progress has returned to Bastar.
Congratulating the security forces for their indomitable courage and dedication, he said that the elimination of Naxalites from Chhattisgarh is certain. The Chief Minister said that they were moving forward in a planned manner towards fulfilling the target set by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to eliminate Naxalites from Chhattisgarh by March 2026.
