Bijapur, Feb. 10 -- A wreath-laying ceremony was held on Monday to honour the two Special Task Force (STF) jawans who were martyred during a fierce encounter with Naxals in Bijapur in which 31 Naxals were neutralised.

Tributes were paid to the martyred jawans.

Chhattisgarh DGP Arun Deo Gautam was present at the wreath-laying ceremony and expressed his gratitude for the bravery of the jawans.

He said, "We have gathered here to pay tributes to our martyred jawans... The martyrdom of these brave jawans has resulted in the huge success of this operation and the STF neutralized 31 Naxals... Such operations will go on till the time armed Naxals are there in the region... We are fully equipped to deal with all kinds of situations."

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