Bijapur, March 20:
There was an encounter between the police and Naxalites in the Gangalur police station area early this morning. Bijapur police informed that a jawan of Bijapur District Reserve Guard (DRG) has been martyred. Two Naxalites have been killed in the encounter. The bodies of both have been recovered. Weapons and ammunition have been recovered. The encounter and search operation are continuing.
A joint team had gone out on an anti-Maoist operation under the Gangalur police station area. The area near the border of Bijapur and Dantewada. During the operation, firing started between the Maoists and security forces.
Bodies of two Naxalites have been recovered from the encounter site along with a large quantity of arms and ammunition. On the other hand, a jawan of Bijapur DRG has been martyred in the encounter. Search operation is going on after the encounter.
According to information received from sources, there has been an encounter between the Naxalites and a joint party of security forces in the forest of Todka Andri in Gangalur police station area, a forest area on the border of Bijapur and Dantewada. There is news of heavy losses suffered by the Naxalites in this encounter. (Agencies)