Two naxals killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

Two Naxals were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Monday, police said. A large quantity of explosive material and some weapons were seized from the encounter site, they said.

The gun battle broke out in the morning in a forest in Abhujmaad, adjoining Maharashtra, when a team of security forces was on a search operation following inputs about the presence of Naxalites in the area, a police official said.

"So far, the bodies of two male Naxalites have been recovered from the spot. The intermittent exchange of fire and search operation is still underway," he said.


An AK-47 rifle, along with other weapons, a large quantity of explosives, Maoist literature, propaganda material, and daily use items were also recovered from the encounter site, the official said.

With the latest action, 249 Naxalites have been killed in separate encounters in Chhattisgarh so far this year. Of these, 220 were eliminated in Bastar division, comprising seven districts, while 27 others were gunned down in Gariaband district, which falls in Raipur division. Two other Naxalites were killed in Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district in Durg division.

On September 11, ten Naxalites, including the central committee member of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), Modem Balakrishna, were killed in an encounter in Gariaband district, according to police.