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At least 16 Maoists were killed, and two security personnel sustained injuries in a major anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district
The injured jawans belonged to the District Reserve Guard, a unit of the state police, they said.
The gunfight broke out at around 8 am in the forest under the Kerlapal police station area, where a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, inspector general of police, Bastar Range Sundarraj P told PTI.
“Bodies of 16 Maoists have been recovered from the encounter site so far. The operation is still underway,” he said.
The IG said personnel from the DRG and the Central Reserve Police Force were involved in the operation launched on Friday night based on inputs about the presence of Maoists in the Kerlapal area.
He said two DRG personnel sustained minor injuries in the face-off, and their condition was stated to be normal.
With the latest action, 132 Naxalites have been gunned down in separate encounters in the state so far this year.
