Bijapur, May 7 -- At least 22 naxals have been killed in an ongoing encounter near the Keregutta Hills in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday.

According to a police official, the encounter is still underway in Bijapur district along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border under 'Mission Sankalp'.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai also confirmed the fatalities, stating that a large-scale anti-Naxal operation has been underway for several days in the region.

"For many days, anti-naxal operations have been going on near Karegutta Hills on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border. Till now, more than 22 bodies of naxals have been found there," he said.

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