Seven Naxalites Killed in Chhattisgarh Encounter: 125 Naxalites Eliminated This Year

In Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, seven Naxalites were killed and three jawans were injured during an encounter. The gunfight involved personnel from various districts and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. With this incident, a total of 125 Naxalites have been killed in the state this year.

In a significant encounter in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, seven Naxalites were killed and three jawans were injured on Friday, according to police sources. The confrontation occurred around 3 PM in a forest near Gobel and Thulthuli villages during a joint anti-Naxalite operation.

A senior police official stated that personnel from the District Reserve Guard of Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Dantewada, Bastar districts, and the 45th battalion of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) participated in the operation. Post-encounter, the bodies of seven uniformed Naxalites and several weapons were recovered.

This incident brings the total number of Naxalites killed in Chhattisgarh this year to 125. Recent encounters include the deaths of seven Naxalites on May 23 and twelve on May 10 in Bijapur. Additionally, ten Naxalites were killed on April 30 along the Narayanpur-Kanker border, and 29 were killed in Kanker on April 16, as per police reports.