Raipur: SLR Rifle, BGL Lanuncher, and a large quantity of arms and explosives were recovered from the encounter site. The dead Naxalites are being identified. ⚫ Superintendent of Police Bijapur Jitendra Yadav has informed that on 11.01.2025, in the anti-Naxal search operation, a team of security forces left for an anti-Maoist operation on the intelligence of the presence of Maoists in the forests of Bandepara-Koranjed under the National Park Area Police Station Madded area of Bijapur district. ⚫ During the operation today, on 12/01/2025, from the morning, there was an intermittent encounter between the security forces and the Naxalites in the forest of Bandepara-Koranjed, which lasted till 3-4 pm.
⚫ Inspector General of Police Bastar region Sundarraj has informed that after the encounter, during the search from the spot, the bodies of a total of 05 uniformed Maoists, 02 women and 03 men, were recovered. ⚫ 01 SLR, 01 12 Bore, 02 Single Shot Rifle, 01 BGL Lanuncher, 01 Country Made Gun (Bharmar) along with explosives, Maoist literature and Naxal material were recovered from the encounter site. ⚫ The Maoists killed in the encounter are being identified. ⚫ Detailed information will be released separately after the operation is completed.