Lagatar24 Desk
Sukma, Sept 5: Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with police forces in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, Sukma police stated. The operation was a joint effort between the District Reserve Group (DRG) Sukma and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 223 Corps.
On the scene, a 12 bore double barrel rifle and a single pistol were found.
SP Sukma Kiran Chavan said, “Based on the intelligence report of the presence of 10 to 12 Naxalites of Jagargunda Area Committee in the forests of Tadmetla and Duled under Chintagufa police station, District Sukma, a joint force of DRG and CRPF 223 was dispatched to the said places as part of the anti-Naxal operation.”
The police party was ambushed by the Naxalites during the operation on Tuesday, at around 6 am, between the Tadmetla-Duled forests. SP Kiran Chavan said the police team moved into position right away and responded by firing in self-defence.
Following the firing, a search effort was conducted. The bodies of two Naxalites were found, and the militia cadres Sodhi Deva and Rava Deva, active in the Jagargunda Area Committee and carrying rewards of Rs. 1 lakh on their heads, were identified as the bodies.
Both individuals faced charges related to the killing of educator Kawasi Sukka and the current Deputy Sarpanch of Tadmetla Panchayat, Madvi Ganga, which occurred on June 28, 2023, within the jurisdiction of Chintagufa police station. They were also accused of the murder of Korsa Kosa near Minpa on August 31, 2023, on suspicion of having ties to the police as an informant.
The area was thoroughly searched.
