Two women Maoists killed in gunfight in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

The bodies of two female Maoists were recovered from the spot, along with a 12 bore gun, 9 mm pistol, cordtex wire, explosives materials, and Naxal literature was also confiscated from the spot.

Raipur (Chhattisgarh): Two uniformed female Naxalites were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Durdha in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur on Sunday morning. According to Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P, the gunfight took place in a forest near Jabeli village under the Naimed police station area while a joint team of varied security forces was out on an anti-Maoists operation.

Acting on a tip-off, personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) had launched the operation on Saturday night towards Jabeli, Durdha, and Mosla villages, located over 450 km from the state capital Raipur.

The encounter reportedly occurred in the mountainous area between Durda-Japeli at around 6 am on Sunday. Later, the bodies of two female cadres were recovered from the spot, along with a 12 bore gun, 9 mm pistol, cordtex wire, explosives materials, and Naxal literature was also confiscated from the spot.

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