Encounter breaks out between security forces, Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker

Kanker: An encounter between Naxalites and security forces broke out in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday morning, officials said.
A search operation in the area was ongoing.

Chhattisgarh | Encounter breaks out between Naxalites and security forces in Kanker district. Search is underway. Further details awaited.

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Further details are awaited. Earlier, three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattishgarh’s Kanker district on February 25.
According to officials, police conducted a joint operation with BSF and SSB in the Koyalibeda area, during which an encounter broke out between the forces and Naxalites.

The encounter took place in a forest area in Koyalibeda during an anti-naxal operation. 3 Naxals were killed in the encounter and 3 guns were recovered,” Kanker SP Indira Kalyan Elesela had said. The operation was launched based on information received about Raju Salaam (a Naxal commander)