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26 Naxalites killed in Bijapur and 4 in Kanker, 1 soldier martyred...

News On Time Desk 20 March 2025

Bijapur . 30 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces on Thursday in Bastar division. Security forces have caused heavy damage to Naxalites in a major encounter in Bijapur district. Here the soldiers have killed 26 Naxalites. At the same time, 4 Naxalites have been killed in Kanker district of Bastar division. At the same time, a soldier has also been martyred in this encounter.

According to the information received, the soldiers had launched a big operation to surround the big cadres of Naxalites in the forests of Andri in Bijapur Gangalore area on the information of their presence. The soldiers have recovered the bodies of all the killed Naxalites. At present, the soldiers have not been able to return from the spot. Weapons like AK, SLR, INSAS, 303, 315 bore, 12 bore, Bharmar etc. have also been recovered from the encounter site.

Home Minister Amit Shah praised the soldiers
. In the encounter in Bijapur, the soldiers killed 26 Naxalites. At the same time, one soldier was martyred. Home Minister Amit Shah has praised the soldiers through a tweet and paid tribute to the martyrdom of a soldier. He tweeted - Today our soldiers have achieved another big success in the direction of 'Naxal Mukt Bharat Abhiyan'. In Bijapur and Kanker of Chhattisgarh, our security forces killed 22 Naxalites in 2 separate operations.