Four Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, according to a senior police official on Sunday. The clash also resulted in the death of a head constable from the District Reserve Guard (DRG).
The gunfight erupted on Saturday evening in a forested area of south Abujhmaad, located along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts, when a joint team of security personnel was conducting an anti-Naxalite operation, according to the official. Once the exchange of fire ceased late Saturday night, the bodies of four Naxalites were recovered, along with automatic weapons, including an AK-47 rifle and a self-loading rifle (SLR).
DRG head constable Sannu Karam was also killed in the gunfight, the official said. Search operation was still underway in the area, he added.