Naxal carrying ₹5 lakh reward shot dead in Chhattisgarh
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April 20, 2021 09:52 IST
The encounter comes a fortnight after 22 security personnel were killed in an ambush by Maoists in the Bijapur district of the state.
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Security forces during an anti-naxal operation in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. File photo
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The encounter comes a fortnight after 22 security personnel were killed in an ambush by Maoists in the Bijapur district of the state. Chhattisgarh police on Tuesday killed a Naxal carrying ₹five lakh reward in an encounter in Dantewada district, an official said.
The encounter comes a fortnight after 22 security personnel were killed in an ambush by Maoists in the Bijapur district of the state.
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