Naxal commander killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh
The Hindu
The gunfight took place at around 11.30 a.m. in the Bahker forest
A Naxal commander was killed in an encounter with security personnel at Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh on Monday, a senior police official said.
The gunfight took place at around 11.30 a.m. in the Bahker forest under the Chhotedongar police station limits when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an area domination operation, Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Girija Shankar Jaiswal said.
When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest in Bahker, located over 300 km from Raipur, the State capital, a group of Naxals, positioned on a hill, opened fire at the security personnel leading to the gunfight, he said.
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