4 women Naxals killed by security forces in C’garh

Four women Naxals were killed and a top rebel leader injured in a major gunbattle with security forces in the wee hours of today in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, taking to 14 the number of Maoists gunned down in the worst-hit Bastar region this month.

Police said that besides two 12 bore guns and its 44 live rounds, a .303 rifle and it s four live rounds, Rs 19,000 cash, a naxal bag, solar plate, radio, naxal uniforms, food commodities and other Maoist related materials were recovered from the spot. The operation was conducted jointly by Special Task Force (STF), District Reserve Group from Dantewada district and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the forests of Gadiras Police Station area, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, SRP Kalluri, said.

Calling the operation a big success, Kalluri said security forces swung into action after they got information about presence of so-called ‘Divisional Commander’ rank cadre Aaytu along with a group of rebels in Gadiras area, which falls on the Sukma-Dantewada border, located around 450 km from here.