Inside Bastar surgical strike: 20-hr march, 4-hr gunfight, 29 kills including 15 women cadres

As the afternoon sun shone without casting any shadows, the forces advanced stealthily towards their target. They had marched tirelessly through the night, witnessed the sunrise from behind the hills, ascended those very hills, and now, after 20 hours, it was time to take action.Directly ahead lay a group of 30-40 Maoists. The jawans observed them tidying up after their lunch break.
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