Thursday, 18 April 2024 CPI(Maoists) confirmed 29 deaths in Kanker, excluding Lalita. Corrected names were released. Police list matched, including Shankar Rao. Bastar range IG P Sundarraj highlighted desertion of lower rung cadres by senior colleagues in the gunfight.
A top Naxal commander, Shankar Sav Dheer, was among 18 Naxals killed in an successful operation by security forces in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. The fierce gun battle also resulted in three police personnel sustaining injuries.
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Chhattisgarh Naxal Encounter: In a major anti-Naxal operation, security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division neutralized 22 Maoists in two separate encounters. The first gunfight took place in the dense forests along the Bijapur-Dantewada border, where 18 Maoists were killed. Another encounter in Kanker district led to the elimination of four more insurgents. A District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan was injured in the operation. Weapons and explosives were recovered from the sites. Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the success, reaffirming the government's commitment to a ‘Naxal-Mukt Bharat’ (Naxal-free India).
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Seven Naxalites, including two women, were killed in a clash with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur-Kanker forest border. This encounter, the second major strike within 15 days, occurred..
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