Seven Naxalites were killed in an encounter in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. Security forces were conducting an anti-Naxal operation. SP Prabhat Kumar confirmed the deaths of seven Naxalites. The operation targeted Maoists from the Indravati Area Committee and Platoon No. 16. Various state police units, including the District Reserve Guard, participated. Seven firearms were recovered from the encounter site.
This incident brings the total Naxalite casualties this year to 112. On May 10, 12 Naxalites were killed in Bijapur district. On April 30, ten Naxalites, including three women, were killed. Earlier on April 16, 29 Naxalites were gunned down. The encounter occurred during a search operation near Pidia village.
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