BHOPAL/JABALPUR: In one of the biggest counter-insurgency operations in Madhya Pradesh in a decade, police gunned down three Maoists, including a woman commander, in a jungle in Balaghat district on Monday morning. The three carried a combined bounty of Rs 30 lakh and were wanted by police in multiple states. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced promotions and gallantry medals for those involved in the operation.
Senior police officers said a team from MP Police’s Hawk Force set out to intercept the Maoists after getting specific intelligence about their movement in the region. The encounter took place in a patch of jungle in Bahela, around 75km from Balaghat district headquarters and less than 1km from the Maharashtra border.
