At least 22 jawans got martyred and 31 got injured after deadly encounter with Naxals along the border between Bijapur and Sukma districts in Chhattisgarh on Saturday (April 3).
According to security forces, 15 Naxals were killed and 20 got injured in the operation which was launched jointly by Chhattisgarh Police, STF and Cobra teams. "Separate joint teams of security forces, over 2,000 in number, had launched a major anti-Naxal operation from Bijapur and Sukma districts in the South Bastar forests, considered as the Maoist stronghold, on Friday night,” state’s Deputy Inspector General (anti-Naxal operations) OP Pal said.
At least 22 jawans got martyred and 31 got injured after deadly encounter with Naxals along the border between Bijapur and Sukma districts in Chhattisgarh on Saturday (April 3).
According to security forces, 15 Naxals were killed and 20 got injured in the operation which was launched jointly by Chhattisgarh Police, STF and Cobra teams. "Separate joint teams of security forces, over 2,000 in number, had launched a major anti-Naxal operation from Bijapur and Sukma districts in the South Bastar forests, considered as the Maoist stronghold, on Friday night,” state’s Deputy Inspector General (anti-Naxal operations) OP Pal said.