In Chhattisgarh, the number of Maoists killed in yesterday’s encounter in the Bhairamgarh area of Bijapur district has risen to eighteen. These include nine women cadres. Security forces recovered an LMG, AK-47 rifle, SLR, INSAS rifle, a .303 bore gun, a rocket launcher, and grenades, radios, scanners, Maoist literature and a large quantity of explosive material from the encounter site.
Three security personnel were also martyred in this encounter. They were paid homage today at the newly established police lines in Bijapur. Meanwhile, two personnel injured in the encounter are undergoing treatment at a hospital in the state capital, Raipur.
