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Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 5: Police have reported the recovery of 31 Naxalite bodies during an ongoing joint operation by the DRG Dantewada and STF Narayanpur in the Maad area along the Narayanpur-Dantewada border.
A re-enforcement party from the CRPF DRG has also been dispatched to support the security personnel already at the scene.
One DRG jawan sustained injuries during the operation but is now out of danger, according to police reports.
Officials stated that a significant cache of automatic weapons was retrieved from the encounter site.
"A total of 31 Naxalite bodies have been recovered thus far in the encounter, and a search operation is still in progress. Additional re-enforcement forces from CRPF and DRG have been deployed. Weapons recovered include an LMG rifle, AK-47 rifle, SLR rifle, INSAS rifle, Caliber .303 rifle, and others. One DRG jawan was injured but is out of danger," said IG Bastar P Sundarraj.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday night regarding the police encounter in the Maad area on the Narayanpur-Dantewada border, as reported by the Chhattisgarh CMO.
The encounter began between security personnel and Naxalites in the Abhujmaad forest along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts after police initiated a search operation based on intelligence about Naxalite presence in the area.
Further details are awaited.
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