A huge cache of firearms and explosives was also recovered from the site, he said.
The gunfight took place around 12:30 p.m in the dense forest near Bhandarpal village when a team of the police s District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-naxal operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P.
The operation had been launched on Monday based on information about the presence of Maoists belonging to the `North Kanker-Mainpur Division Coordination Committee in the jungles of Rajpur, Bhandarpal and Timnar villages along the Kondagaon-Kanker district border, the IG said.
The gun battle between DRG team and the banned red ultras near Bhandarpal, lasted for about an hour, the senior official said.
Chhattisgarh: ITBP train local archers in Naxal hit area ANI | Updated: Dec 11, 2020 15:13 IST
Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 11 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police, (ITBP) has been imparting training to local Archers in Naxal-affected Kondagaon District of Chhattisgarh.
Kumari Ramita Sori, an Archer from Kondagaon District said I have been practicing and competing in Archery for the last three years. 41st Battalion ITBP team is giving coaching of Archery to us. As of now, I have won 3 gold and 7 silver medals in State and won 2 silver and a bronze medal in the year 2018 in Nationals. I want to further excel in Archery.