RAIPUR: An Space Committee Member (ACM) of the banned CPI (Maoist) and members of its Militia Firm had been among the many eight Maoists killed in Saturday’s encounter between them and safety forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police mentioned on Sunday. The dying toll is prone to go up and the search is in progress, they added.
A Maoist camp was destroyed and one INSAS rifle, two 12-bore weapons and one BGL launcher had been recovered from the encounter website together with weapons and a big cache of Maoist supplies. (ANI Pic Service)
Officers mentioned {that a} Maoist camp was destroyed throughout the encounter and safety forces have recovered one INSAS rifle, two 12-bore weapons, one BGL launcher, together with weapons and a big cache of Maoist supplies from the encounter website.
“The Maoists killed in the encounter belonged to the Gangloor Area Committee of the West Bastar Division, including ACM and Militia Company members,” mentioned the inspector common of police, Bastar vary, Sunderaj P.
The IG mentioned that the slain Maoists included Kamlesh Neelkanth (24), ACM, Gangloor Space Committee, West Bastar Division, who had a reward of ₹5 lakh, Tati Kamlu, LOS Member of Gangloor, carrying ₹3 lakh reward, Mangal Tati, LOS Member of Gangloor and Lachhu Potam, Militia Commander.
The others killed had been additionally members of the West Bastar Division and had been members of various items of Maoist division.
Bijapur superintendent of police (SP) Jitendra Kumar Yadav mentioned that intelligence was acquired concerning the presence of armed Maoists, together with DVCM Dinesh Modiyam, PLGA Firm number- 02, PLGA Platoon, and Militia Firm, within the Torka-Korcholi forests below Gangloor Police Station in West Bastar Division.
“Acting on this, a joint team of DRG Bijapur, STF, COBRA 202, and CRPF 222 Battalion launched an anti-Maoist operation, resulting in the elimination of eight hardcore Maoists from the Gangloor Area Committee and Militia Company. A significant cache of weapons, explosives, and Maoist materials was recovered from the site,” the SP mentioned.
“The Maoists have no other option left but to surrender. We urge Maoists to immediately quit violence and join the mainstream society, or else they must be prepared to face severe consequences,” the IG added.