“At least six alleged Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur on Wednesday morning [March 27],” police said.
“The deceased include two women cadres and there is a possibility of more Maoists getting injured,” the police added.
“The gunfight took place in the forest areas of Chikurbhatti and Pusbaka villages under Basaguda police station area, when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-naxal operation,” according to Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj.
