Six Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district

Chhattisgarh: Six suspected Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Bijapur

The exchange of fire broke out at about 10 am in the Indravati National Park and is still going on.

Indian forces kill six Maoist rebels despite declared ceasefire

Indian security forces have shot dead six Maoist rebels, police said Tuesday, weeks after the guerrillas announced a halt to their decades-long insurgency. New Delhi has launched an all-out offensive and vowed to wipe out the Maoist rebellion by March, with the latest gun battle taking place in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh state. "We have so far recovered bodies of six Maoists from the jungle after an encounter with the security forces," sen…

Gunfight Erupts Between Security Forces And Naxalites In Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur Forest

Indravati National Park witnesses ongoing encounter as forces target senior Maoist cadres.

Six Maoists killed in Bijapur encounter

Maoists were killed in an operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district; automatic weapons, Sten guns, .303 rifles, and explosives have been recovered

6 Maoists Killed In Ongoing Bijapur Encounter, Automatic Weapons Recovered

Sources said that reinforcements rushed to the encounter site to surround the embattled Maoists in the forest after intelligence tipped off on the presence of a top Maoist among them.

Six Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district

The gunfight broke out at around 10 am in the Indravati National Park area when a joint team of security personnel was out on anti-Naxalite operation based on inputs about the presence of senior Maoist cadres in the region, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Jitendra Yadav said.