At a time when Operation Sindoor is going on against Pakistan terrorists,anti Naxal operation by security forces resulted in the death of over half a dozen left wing extremists.

The reported ‘encounter’ took place in the forest along the Dantewada-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.

Police said as many as nine Naxals were killed. Automatic weapons were recovered from the Naxals, according to the police.

Dantewada SP Gaurav Rai has gone on record by telling media persons that a significant number of SLR rifles, .303 rifles, and .315 bore rifles were seized from the Naxals.
As per Dantewada SP Gaurav Rai,all security personnel involved in the operation are safe, and search operations are ongoing in the area.

Reports say that a joint police team launched a search operation following intelligence about the presence of Maoists from the West Bastar Division in the border region between Dantewada and Bijapur districts.

The encounter between the police forces and the Naxals began at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, on August 29, three women Naxalites were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the dense forests of Abujhmad in Narayanpur. They were identified as members of the North Bastar Division Committee and the PLGA Company number 5.

As per information received from officials, a huge quantity of weapons including a 303 rifle and 315 bore guns and Naxal material were recovered from the spot.

On August 24, Union Home Minister assured that the government will be able to free the country from Naxalism by March 2026.