Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Feb. 6 -- A C-60 commando with the Gadchiroli Police and three Naxalites was killed during an encounter in the Abujhmad forest region near the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, officials confirmed on Friday.
The encounter took place in the dense forests of the Bhamragad subdivision following specific intelligence inputs received on February 3 regarding the movement of a Naxal group, including Company No. 10 and a 'dalam' unit from Chhattisgarh.
Acting on the information, Gadchiroli Police launched a major anti-Naxal operation involving 14 commando teams on Thursday.
During the prolonged exchange of fire, two Naxal camps were destroyed one person died. The operation intensified on Thursday after reinforcements, in...