Raipur, February 7: At least 10 Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, the police said.
The encounter took place around 11 am in a forest in Bhairamgarh police station area, when a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg said.
“So far, the bodies of 10 Naxals along with 11 weapons have been recovered from the spot,” he said.
A search operation is still under way in the area, he added. PTI
