Maoists claim 35 naxal cadres killed in October 4 encounter

The unsigned statement released to the media late on Sunday night claimed that 35 Maoist cadres were killed in the encounter in the forests between Gowadi, Bondos-Thulthuli on the borders of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts on October 4. The statement contained the names of 35 cadres reportedly killed during the counter.

Kothagudem: The CPI (Maoist) Party East Bastar Divisional Committee has described the encounter that took place between security forces and naxalites on October 4 as a massacre and appealed to the public to raise their voice against the encounter.

The unsigned statement released to the media late on Sunday night claimed that 35 Maoist cadres were killed in the encounter in the forests between Gowadi, Bondos-Thulthuli on the borders of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts on October 4. The statement contained the names of 35 cadres reportedly killed during the counter. The Chhattisgarh police had said 31 naxalites were killed in the encounter. Most of the deceased naxalites belong to PLGA sixth company.

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It said that while doing roll call at 6 am, the sound of firing was heard from all sides. Information was received that the police forces reached everywhere. All the cadres took their positions in cover. From 6.30 to 11 am, the drone kept hovering in all directions of the camp while security forces in ‘L’ formation fired at the Maoists. The firing started at 11:30 am and continued intermittently for 11 times till 9 pm in the night. As many as 14 cadres were killed in the firing. 17 injured cadres were picked from different places and were killed on October 5 at 8 am by security forces, the statement alleged.
It also alleged that the attack was aimed to end the Maoist east Bastar division.