Malkangiri AO correspondent:-20/07 A fierce encounter is going on between the security forces and the Naxals on the border of Kanker district of neighboring Chhattisgarh state of Malkangiri. In which the jawans have killed a woman Naxal. After receiving information about the presence of Maoists in the forest between Amatola and Kalpara villages, the Chotebetiya Kotri Thana DRG and BSF jawans jointly started the operation. The jawans came face to face with the Maoists while they were going into the forest. At first, the Maoists opened fire indiscriminately, but the jawans also returned fire. In this encounter, the security forces have succeeded in killing a woman Maoist wearing a burqa. While the search operation is going on, two weapons have also been recovered from the scene of the incident, due to which it is assumed by the police that more Naxals have been killed. The search operation of the soldiers is still ongoing in the area. There are reports that the Naxalites fled from there after seeing the soldiers’ heavy attack on the Maoists. During the search operation, the body of a female Naxal and two weapons were recovered from the scene. SP Kalyan Elisela said that the process of identifying the deceased female Naxal is underway. There are reports that the search operation is still ongoing in the area.
Woman Naxal killed in an encounter in Kanker, weapons were recovered
