Ten alleged Naxalites, including a woman cadre, were killed in a gunbattle with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, said the police. The incident marks the biggest encounter in the last ten years in terms of casualties inflicted by the security forces in the State.
The incident took place around 6 a.m. in a forest between Lendra and Korcholi villages under Gangaloor police station area of Bijapur, when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, said Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj.
The team, comprising personnel from the District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its elite unit Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), was involved in the operation as a gun battle ensued between the two sides, he added.
