Surguja, July 8 -- Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said on Tuesday that a uniform-bearing naxal was killed during a search operation by the security forces in the Bijapur district.

Speaking to ANI, Deputy CM Sharma said the search operations are currently underway in many parts of the district.

"Search operations are going on. Union Minister Amit Shah repeatedly appealed to those who carry weapons and become an obstacle to development to come to the mainstream... A uniform-bearing Naxal was killed during an encounter in Bijapur on July 6," he said.

Earlier on July 5, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai emphasised that soon, the state will be free from Naxal violence, and the affected areas will have all the facilities, includ...