7 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh’s Abujmad in second major anti-Naxal op this month

Seven Maoists, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Abujmad area in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-affected Bastar region early on Tuesday. This is the second major encounter in Abujhmad where 29 Maoists were killed earlier this month.

According to officials, the encounter took place at around 6 am in Abujhmad on the inter-district border of Kanker and Narayanpur districts. A joint team of District Reserve Guards (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) left on an anti-Naxal operation when the encounter took place in the jungle near Tekmeta and Kakur villages, they added.

After the encounter, the forces launched a search operation and recovered the bodies of the seven Maoists. The forces said they also found an AK-47 assault rifle, weapons, ammunition, and explosives.

The security forces have stepped up their anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh since the BJP government came to power.