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Chhattisgarh: The Inspector General (IG) of Bastar Range in Chhattisgarh, P Sundarraj, on Wednesday said that the joint operation that killed 27 naxals, including CPI-M General Secretary Basavaraju, was carried out by District Reserve Guard (DRG) teams from Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur, and Kondagaon.
Sundarraj further added that the encounter took place in the Abujmarh area, a known Naxal stronghold, following intelligence inputs about the presence of senior Maoist leaders.
Speaking to the reporters, IG Bastar P Sundarraj said, “In the border area of Bijapur, Narayanpur and Dantewada, in the Abujmarh area, we had information of the presence of banned and illegal organisation CPI-M’s General Secretary Basavaraju alias BR Dada and other senior cadres of the organisation. DRG teams of Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Kondagaon were dispatched. During the operation, since 7-8 am this morning, our DRG teams had an encounter with Naxalites quite a number of times. After the encounter, during a search of the area, bodies of 27 naxals were recovered, including the body of CPI-M General Secretary Basavaraju.”
He said that AK-47 rifles, SLR-INSAS carbines, and other arms and ammunition in heavy numbers were recovered. One DRG jawan was martyred and several others were injured in the operation, which also led to the recovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition.
“AK-47 rifles, SLR-INSAS carbines, and other arms and ammunition in heavy numbers were recovered. One DRG jawan was martyred in the operation. The injured jawans are undergoing treatment and are out of danger. Search operation at the encounter site is ongoing,” Sundarraj said.
Earlier in the day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that security forces have neutralised 27 dreaded Maoists, including Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, General Secretary of CPI-Maoist, in an operation in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district and lauded the major breakthrough.
