“Naxalites on the run: Security Forces turn up the heat as eight killed in fifth Major Encounter in the last two months”, Swarajyamag, May 24, 2024:

“The Indian security forces are increasing the heat on the Naxals in the dense forests of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. Just yesterday (23 May), a total of eight terrorists were killed in two separate encounters in the forests between the districts of Narayanpur and Bijapur.

In the first encounter, security forces with approximately 1,000 personnel from Bastar Fighters, District Reserve Guards (DRG), and Special Task Force (STF) set out on a search operation after a tip-off about the presence of Naxalites from Military Platoon Number 16 and Indravati Area Committee in the border area between Narayanpur and Bijapur. At around 11 am, Naxalites fired at the forces. In retaliatory fire by the security forces, seven bodies were recovered.

In the morning (24 May), when the joint team was returning from the encounter site, another Naxalite fired at the forces. His body was later found in the forest. The encounter site is close to 40 kilometres from the Dantewada district headquarters and is the first major operation in the area after almost four years. A total of 113 Naxalites have been killed in various encounters since the start of this year. This is the largest number of Naxalites killed in a year since the creation of Chhattisgarh in 2000. For comparison, only 65 Naxals were killed in 2019. This is the fifth major encounter in the region in the last two months and the second one in May…..”

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