The gun battle took place in a forest along the border of Dantewada-Bijapur districts when joint teams of various security forces were out on an anti-Naxal operation.
The face-off took place in a forest in Koyalibeda area when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard and the Border Security Force was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Kanker Superintendent of Police Indira Kalyan Elesela said.
Chhattisgarh Naxal violence | Fifty four security personnel died in two years, 120 ultras killed
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February 25, 2021 17:46 IST
The details were given by State Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu in a written reply in the Assembly, while responding to a question raised by Leader of the Opposition Dharamlal Kaushik.
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The details were given by State Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu in a written reply in the Assembly, while responding to a question raised by Leader of the Opposition Dharamlal Kaushik. The Chhattisgarh government on Thursday said Naxal violence claimed lives of 54 security personnel, including 18 from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), in the State in last two years.