Guwahati, March 20 -- Security forces eliminated 22 Naxals in two separate operations in the Bijapur and Kanker districts of Chhattisgarh and one District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan sacrificed his life in the line of duty, an official said on Thursday.

The officials reported that on Thursday morning, a team of security forces launched an anti-Naxal operation in the Gangalur area on the border of the Bijapur and Dantewada districts. An encounter ensued, resulting in the elimination of 18 Naxals.

The encounter got underway from 7 am today. During the encounter, one personnel of the Bijapur District Reserve Guard also lost his life.

In the other encounter at the Kanker-Narayanpur border area of Chhattisgarh, security forces grounded four N...