Fourteen Naxals were killed in an encounter with Chhattisgarh police at near the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border on Monday, the Chhattisgarh Police stated, adding, a member of the Naxal group, who had a bounty of 1 crore rupees on his head, was also killed in the encounter.According to the police, the encounter is still underway and more details are awaited on the matter.
On January 17, two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans sustained injuries after Naxals set off an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district.
The incident happened when in the morning when a BSF road-opening party was being deployed up between Camp Garpa and Garpa village, added the police official. The incident has been confirmed by Narayanpur SP Prabhat Kumar and detailed information will be shared by the officials later in the day.
On January 16, two CRPF jawans were injured in a pressure IED blast planted by Naxalites near Putkel village under the Basaguda police station in Bijapur district.
