Raipur, July 26 -- Four Maoists were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in the dense forests of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, on Saturday evening.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding Maoist presence, a coordinated search operation was launched, which soon led to a fierce exchange of fire.
By 7 in the evening, security forces had recovered the bodies of four Maoist cadres from the encounter site. A significant cache of weapons, including INSAS and SLR rifles, explosives, and daily-use items, was also seized. The operation is being conducted jointly by teams from the Chhattisgarh Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and specialised anti Maoist units.
"The operation is still in progress and the area ...