Eight Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, the police said.<\/p>\n
The gunfight broke out around 8.30 am in the forest in Gangaloor police station area and search operations were still being carried out, police further said.<\/p>\n
“8 naxals have been killed in an ongoing encounter between security forces and Naxals in the jungle under Gangaloor PS limit. Search operations are underway,” said the police.<\/p>\n
District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), Cobra 202 and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 222 battalion are involved in an anti-Maoist operation that was launched on Friday after receiving information about the presence of armed Naxalites in West Bastar Division.<\/p>\n\n
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