4 days before Maharashtra polls, 5 Maoists killed in fierce encounter close to border

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 16, 2024
Five Maoists, including two women, were killed in a daylong encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region. Two jawans were also injured in the gunfight. The encounter took place in a jungle on the border of Kanker and Narayanpur districts, close to the Maharashtra border. Security personnel recovered a cache of...

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Maoism

Variant of Marxismโ€“Leninism
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State in Western India
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Bastar district

District of Chhattisgarh in India

Chhattisgarh

State in central India
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