Bijapur | The Security forces on Thursday gunned down seven Naxalites including 3 female in Bijapur district of Chattisgarh.
P Sundar Raj, DIG Anti Naxal Operations while speaking to media also confirmed that the security forces also recovered two INSAS rifle, two .303 rifle, one 12 bore rifle and few other muzzle-loading weapons from their possession from Dantewada district.
At around 6 am on Thursday morning, the encounter took place between Special Task Force (STF), District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Naxals near the Timinar and Pusanar village along the bordering area of Dantewada and Bijapur district.
Earlier a woman Naxal Jarina Potai with a reward of Rs 5 lakhs on her head was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Manpur area of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. Jarina Potai had been active in Manpur sub-division of Rajnandgaon district since 2005.
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