Gadchiroli, Feb. 6 -- Three naxal cadres were killed during an anti-Naxal operation in the deep forests of Abujhmaad in the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border. One C60 jawan, who was airlifted from the Abujhmad forest early morning, also succumbed to his injuries in the hospital, according to a statement by Gadchiroli Police on Friday.

Security forces retrieved two Naxal bodies this morning, bringing the total number of Naxals killed in the encounter to three. Authorities also recovered one AK-47 rifle and one SLR (Self-Loading Rifle) from the site. The identities of the deceased Naxals have yet to be established.

The injured C60 Jawan Deepak Chinna Madavi, who was airlifted from the remote forest area early this morning and transported to...