This picture is from Gariaband district, where an encounter took place between security forces and Naxalites on September 11.

Security forces killed three Naxalites, including two men and one woman, in an encounter on the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border near Kanker’s Dhamtari on Sunday morning.

Among the dead is Sitandi Area Committee commander Shravan, carrying a bounty of Rs 8 lakh, and Nagari Area Committee deputy commander Rajesh, who had a bounty of Rs 5 lakh. Another slain cadre, Basanti, carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh. Police also recovered an SLR, .303 rifle, and a 12-bore gun from the site.

Joint operation by DRG, BSF, and Gariaband police

The gunfight erupted in the forests of Tiyarpani under Kotwali police station limits when DRG (District Reserve Guard), BSF, and Gariaband police

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