13 Maoists killed by forces in Gadchiroli encounter
Hindustan TimesAt least 15 Maoists, including seven women, were killed in an encounter with Gadchiroli Police in a forest area between Potegaon and Rajoli in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Friday, officials said. Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Wadse Patil along with top police officials addresses a press conference regarding the encounter of 13 naxals by C60 commandos at Paidi forest near Etapalli in Gadchiroli. The exchange of fire took place at around 5.30 am after around 200 jawans of the elite C-60 anti-Maoist squad conducted raids based on a tip-off that the local Maoist squad was trying to organise a meeting with villagers and tendu leaf contractors over wages for collection of tendu leaves. “At least 15 members of the Communist Party of India were killed in the encounter in the jungle,” Gadchiroli deputy inspector general of police Sandip Patil said.