Raipur, May 22 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday provided details of the recent encounter in Narayanpur, where 27 Naxals were neutralised by the security forces.

The encounter took place in the forested Abujmarh region of the Narayanpur district.

"The central forces and state police must be credited for this unprecedented success. In the last 1.5 years, our government has consistently worked towards eradicating Maoism in the Bastar area," said CM Vishnu Deo Sai during a press conference.

The operation also led to the neutralisation of Basava Raju, the General Secretary of CPI-M, and a key figure in the Naxal movement.

He added, "Known as the backbone of the Naxal revolution, General Secretary of CPI-M, Basava R...