Nine Maoists killed in Dantewada
November 23rd, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANIDantewada, Nov 23 (ANI): At least nine Maoists were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada District on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of the CRPF’s 111 battalion accompanied by two Special Police Officers (SPOs) and four state policemen encircled the Maoists in the jungles of Jagargunda.
Following the encounter, arms and explosives were recovered from the site.
Chhattisgarh is one of the most highly Naxal infested states in the country. (ANI)
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Tags: arms and explosives, battalion, crpf, encounter, jungles, maoists, security forces, special police officers, spos, state policemen