At least eight Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh. The encounter took place in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district on Thursday, a police official confirmed to news agency PTI.
PTI reported that the exchange of fire between the security personnel and the Naxalites started in the forest that falls under the Mainpur police station limits. The security personnel were out on an anti-Naxalite operation when the encounter began, Raipur Range Inspector General of Police Amresh Mishra told PTI.
"Personnel belonging to Special Task Force (STF), CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action - an elite unit of CRPF) and other state police units are involved in the operation. Intermittent exchange of fire is still underway. As per the inputs received from the ground, at least eight Naxalites have been gunned down," the IGP said.
Further details are awaited, he added.
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