29 Maoists killed in BSF-DRG joint encounter at Chhattisgarh's Kanker ahead of polls

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New Delhi:Barely three days ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Bastar, 29 Maoists were killed Tuesday in a joint operation carried out by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Border Security Force (BSF) in Chhattisgarhs Kanker district...

The gunfight began at around 2 pm in the afternoon when security personnel were scanning an area near Binagunda-Koraguttajungles of Chhottebetiya police station area, the police said in a statement, adding that three security personnel were injured but their condition was stable,..

The bodies of the 29 cadres were recovered from the encounter site, it said...

Security personnel also found a large cache ofAK 47, INSAS, .303 rifles, SLRs, carbines along with ammunition from the encounter spot.They were combing the area till the last reports came in the evening...

The IG said the police got information about the movement of top Maoist leaders like Shankar, Lalita and Raju in the north Bastar area Tuesday and launched a search operation, which was followed by the encounter...

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