20 Maoists Killed In Major Encounter In Chhattisgarh

16 May, 2017 20:36 IST|Sakshi
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Chhattisgarh: Security forces dealt a major blow to Maoists when 20 extremists were killed during an encounter in Bijapur district on Tuesday.

CRPF and state police teams were conducting combing operations in the area when they came face-to-face with the Maoists. In the resulting encounter over 20 Maoists were killed.

Another combing team of the CRPF recovered Rs 20 lakh from people, who were said to be moving in a suspicious manner at the Talcheru project. They are suspected to be Maoist sympathisers involved in providing logistics and financial support to the banned organisation.

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