NEW DELHI: Four Maoists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, a senior police official reported on Sunday.
A head constable from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) also died in the clash.
The confrontation occurred on Saturday evening in a forested area of south Abujhmaad, near the border between Narayanpur and Dantewada districts.
The joint team of security personnel was conducting an anti-Naxalite operation at the time, the official stated.
Following the cessation of gunfire late Saturday night, security forces recovered the bodies of four Maoists along with automatic weapons, including an AK-47 and a self-loading rifle (SLR).
DRG head constable Sannu Karam was confirmed to have died in the encounter.
The official added that search operations in the area are still ongoing.
