A Bastar Fighters constable Ramesh Kurethi and a Naxalite were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Sunday, March 3.Police recovered the body of a male Maoist and one AK-47 during the search operation. Search is still going on in the surrounding area by police force/BSF/DRG, said IG Bastar, P Sundarraj.
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The gunfight took place in a forest near Hidur village under Chhotebethiya police station when a joint team of security personnel was out on anti-Naxal operation. The operation was launched based on a specific input about the presence of Naxalites in the Hidur forest, the official said.
Constable Ramesh Kurethi, belonging to Bastar Fighters - a unit of state police, was killed in the gunfight, he said. The body of a Naxalite and an AK-47 rifle were recovered from the spot, he said. Search operation was underway in the area.