Chhattisgarh: Naxal, Carrying Rs 8 Lakh Bounty, Gunned Down
Deccan ChronicleRaipur: A hardcore Maoist carrying a bounty of Rs eight lakh on his head was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in a jungle in Dantewada district under Bastar in Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday. The encounter took place when a joint search party comprising personnel of district reserve guard and Bastar Fighters- both are counterinsurgency wings of Chhattisgarh police-, and the 231st battalion of Central Reserve Police Force came under attack by armed Maoists in the hilly terrains of Parlagatta- Badepalli area on the borders of Dantewada-Sukma districts late on Wednesday. Body of a Maoist in Naxal uniform was found by security forces at the spot after the encounter ended, police said. A country-made pistol and several live cartridges were also recovered at the encounter site by the security forces, police said.