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Encounter breaks out between cops and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

The exchange of fire started in the morning in a forest of west Bastar division of Maoists when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation.
December 03, 2025 / 14:23 IST
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An encounter broke out between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday, a police official said.

The exchange of fire started in the morning in a forest of west Bastar division of Maoists when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, he said.

Personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard and Special Task Force, both units of the state police, and CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action- an elite unit of CRPF), were involved in the operation, the official said.

An intermittent gunfight was underway. Further details are awaited, he added.

PTI
first published: Dec 3, 2025 02:21 pm

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