Chhattisgarh: Eight Maoists and one security guard killed in clash at Abujmad

 

Chhattisgarh: Eight Maoists and one security guard killed in clash at Abujmad

Maoist clashes: Abujmal is a hilly forested area spread across Narayanpur, Bijapur and Dantewada districts.

At least eight Maoists have been killed in clashes with security forces in Abujmal. One soldier was martyred and two injured. A prolonged gun battle has taken place in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh for the past two days.

Abujmal is a hilly forested area spread across Narayanpur, Bijapur and Dantewada districts. The area is considered a hotbed of Maoist activity as it is geographically isolated and almost inaccessible.

The gunfight broke out this morning in the Abujhmar forest when a joint team of security forces from four districts -- Narayanpur, Kanker, Dantewada and Kondagaon -- were on their way to an operation against the Naxalites, PTI reported.

The operation, which involved personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) from the four districts, the Special Task Force (STF) and the 53rd Battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), was launched on June 12.