Sniper expert and two other Naxalites killed in Sukma encounter

Three Naxalites, carrying a collective reward of Rs 15 lakh, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Sunday, police said.

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The gunfight broke out in the forested hills of Tumalpad village along the border of Bhejji and Chintagufa police station area in the morning when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxalite operation. They had inputs about the presence of Maoist cadres in the region, Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan told PTI.

The intermittent exchange of fire lasted for a long time, following which bodies of three Naxalites, including two women, were recovered from the spot, he said.

A .303 rifle, Barrel Grenade Launchers (BGLs), other weapons and explosives were also seized from the encounter site, the official said.