Seven Naxalites, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in a forest spanning Narayanpur and Kanker districts in Chhattisgarh. This marks the second significant operation against Naxalites by security forces within a 15-day period.
A police official reported that the gunfight occurred within the Tekmeta forest, situated along the Maharashtra border, as a joint team comprising the Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve Guard (DRG) conducted an anti-Naxal operation.
Intermittent firing is still underway and further details are awaited, he said. No harm was reported to security personnel in the incident, he added.