Team News Riveting
Raipur, July 1
Security forces gunned down a Maoist Deputy Commander in an encounter that took place under the Darbha police station in Bastar district.
Acting on a specific intelligence input apropos movement of Maoist cadres of Katekalyan and Kanger Ghatti area committee in Elangnar area (PS Darbha, District Bastar), a joint search operation was launched by Bastar District Reserve Guard (DRG) and CRPF troops on Wednesday.
At around 2030 hrs, exchange of fire took place between DRG team and Maoist cadres. The gun-battle lasted for around 45 minutes. Later during a search operation, the body of a male Maoist was discovered from the spot.
Besides one .303 rifle, the security personnel also recovered one pistol, one wireless set and a huge quantity of daily use items and Maoists literature from the spot.
The killed Maoist was identified as Joga, Deputy Commander of PLGA Platoon No 26 of Katekalyan Area Committee.
Preliminary enquiry indicates that a group of Maoist cadres led by PLGA Platoon No 26 Deputy Commander was escorting a couple of senior Maoist cadres, who were injured in Chandemata encounter on June 18, 2021.
In the June 18 encounter, body of one uniformed female Naxal cadre along with AK 47 rifle, two pistols, one 12 bore, one country made weapon and huge quantity of camping materials were recovered.
Deepak Jha, Senior Superintendent of Police of Bastar said that a massive search operation had been launched in the nearby areas by DRG Bastar, 80 Bn and 227 Bn of CRPF.
Bastar Inspector General of Police Sundarraj P said in the month of June 2021, security forces had conducted specific intelligence-based operations and recovered bodies of 07 senior Maoist cadres. One AK 47 rifle, one SLR rifle, three .303 rifle, three pistols and 07 other weapons were also recovered. Intensive operations would continue in the ensuing monsoon season also, Sundarraj added.
