Chhattisgarh: Encounter breaks out between security forces and naxals in Bastar

According to officials, the gunfight broke out in forest of south Abujhmaad along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of security personnel was carrying out an anti-naxalite operation

Raipur: An encounter broke out between security personnel and naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Saturday, a senior police official said.

The gunfight started at around 6 pm in the forest of south Abujhmaad along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of security personnel was carrying out an anti-naxalite operation, he said.

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Personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard from four districts and a Special Task Force are involved in the operation, he said. The intermittent exchange of fire was still underway, he said, adding that further details are awaited.

Considered a Maoist bastion until recently, security forces have neutralised many naxalites in Abujhmaad in the past few months.