BREAKING: Big encounter before Lok Sabha elections, soldiers killed 4 Naxalites, many weapons including AK-47 recovered

Naxal Encounter: There was a massive encounter between the police and Naxalites early in the morning on the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border. There was firing from both sides in this encounter. In which the soldiers killed four Naxalites. After searching the incident site, the soldiers recovered several weapons including AK-47 from the spot. This matter is from Gadchiroli area.

According to the information received, Maharashtra Police had received intelligence that a big Naxal group is hiding in the forests of Gadchiroli from Telangana to carry out a major crime in the Lok Sabha elections. After this information, special C-60 commandos of Maharashtra Police and CRPF commandos started the operation. Meanwhile, during a search this morning in Kolamarka mountains, 5 km away from SPS Repanpalli, Naxalites fired indiscriminately on a team consisting of 4 C60 parties, to which the C60 teams responded strongly. After the firing stopped, the area was searched. Where bodies of 4 male Naxalites have been recovered from the spot. Besides this, 1 AK47, 1 carbine and 2 country made pistols, Naxalite literature and accessories have also been recovered. The Naxalites killed there have been identified. At present, the search operation is still going on in the area.

4 Naxals killed in the encounter DVCM Vargeesh, Mangi Indraveli Area Committee Secretary and Kumuram Bheem Mancherial Divisional Committee Member ⁠DVCM Magtu, Secretary, Sirpur Chennur Area Committee ⁠Platoon Member Kursang Raju Platoon Member Kudimetta Venkatesh