Published Apr 06, 2024 | 12:25 PM ⚊ Updated Apr 06, 2024 | 12:25 PM
The encounter took place in Pujari Kanker forest when a team of Greyhounds, Telangana’s elite anti-Naxal force, was out on an operation. (Representational image)
Three Naxalites were gunned down in an exchange of fire with security forces in a dense forest in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district bordering Telangana on Saturday, 6 April, a senior police official in Raipur said.
The encounter took place in Pujari Kanker forest along the interstate border when a team of Greyhounds, Telangana’s elite anti-Naxal force, was out on an operation, he said.
A team of Chhattisgarh police was also present to extend auxiliary support to the Greyhounds, he said.
“Three Naxalites were killed in the gunfight and weapons were also recovered from the spot,” the official said.
A search operation is still underway in the area, he added.
Earlier this week, at least 13 Naxalites including three women were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
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