During the encounter, seeing the security forces gaining an upper hand, the Naxalites fled from the incident spot by taking advantage of the forests and mountains.
Explosives and other daily-use items were recovered and seized by the security forces during the search operation.
Recently, the Indian forces conducted a major anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur, eliminating 27 Naxals, which included top commander Basavaraju.
Basavaraju, the general secretary of CPI (Maoist), has been involved in Naxalite activities for the past 40-45 years and has been involved in more than 200 Naxalite activities.
Meanwhile, Naxal activity in Bastar and many regions of India has “reduced significantly” as a result of carrying out operations against the banned and “illegal” CPI-M outfit, a police official said on Wednesday.Inspector General (IG) of police, Bastar, P Sundarraj told ANI, “As a result of carrying out operations against the banned and illegal CPI-M outfit, Naxal activity in Bastar and many regions of India has reduced significantly… 4 districts of Bastar sub-division, Bijapur, Sukma, Narayanpur, and Kanker were identified as the most affected LWE districts… 6 districts of Chhattisgarh, including Bastar, Dhamtari, and Rajnandgaon, will be specially monitored by us for any kind of resurgence”.The IG stated that most of the districts in Chhattisgarh are seeing a drop in naxal activity.
“In the country, only 18 districts are Naxal-affected and 28 districts are included in the list of districts of maximum thrust… District of maximum thrust means that naxal activity in the district has reduced to a great extent, but strict observations are still required… Most of the districts in Chhattisgarh are seeing a drop in naxal activity…,” he said.
