Five Naxalites killed, two security men injured in Bastar clash

Five Naxalites were killed and two security personnel injured in an anti-insurgency operation in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on Saturday, a senior police official said.

The gunfight broke out at around 8 am in a forest in north Abujhmad near the borders of Narayanpur and Kanker districts, while a joint team of security forces was conducting an anti-Naxalite operation, he added.

The operation included personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF), District Reserve Guard (DRG), and Special Task Force (STF), he stated.



So far, the bodies of five Naxalites and a cache of weaponry have been found from the site, according to the official, who also stated that a search operation is still underway in the region.

Two security personnel sustained injuries in the exchange of fire. They have been shifted to the state capital Raipur for treatment and are out of danger, he said.

After several encounters in the state's Bastar region, which includes Kanker and Narayanpur, police have found 197 Naxalites' bodies this year.