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

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 17 April 2024
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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In a major success for security forces, 12 Maoists were killed in an intense encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. This comes just a week after another operation in which 8 Maoists were neutralized. The joint operation involved the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), CRPF, and CoBRA unit, targeting the West Bastar division of Maoists. The central government has vowed to eliminate Naxalism by 2026, and this operation marks another step in that direction. Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story. #BijapurEncounter #MaoistsKilled #ChhattisgarhNews #Naxalism #SecurityForces #CRPF #DRG #CoBRA #BreakingNews #AmitShah #IndiaNews ~PR.274~HT.334~

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