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Eight Maoists Killed in Chhattisgarh Encounter

CosmicTaco · 2025-02-02T10:30:26.310940+05:30

- Eight Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. Two District Reserve Guard personnel were injured. - The operation, involving DRG, STF, CRPF, and CoBRA, was launched after intel on Maoist presence. Weapons including an Insas rifle and a barrel grenade launcher were recovered. - Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai praised the forces, reiterating the government's commitment to eradicating Naxalism by 2026. Source: [The Economic Times](http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/eight-maoists-killed-in-bijapur-encounter-two-cops-injured/articleshow/117841179.cms), [Outlook](https://www.outlookindia.com/national/chhattisgarh-8-naxalites-killed-in-encounter-with-security-forces-in-bijapur-2-drg-personnel-injured)

Eight Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. Two District Reserve Guard personnel were injured.
The operation, involving DRG, STF, CRPF, and CoBRA, was launched after intel on Maoist presence. Weapons including an Insas rifle and a barrel grenade launcher were recovered.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai praised the forces, reiterating the government's commitment to eradicating Naxalism by 2026.

Source: The Economic Times, Outlook