Daijiworld Media Network - Raipur/Gadhchiroli

Raipur/Gadhchiroli, Nov 11: A fierce confrontation between security forces and Maoist insurgents has been unfolding since Tuesday morning in the dense forests straddling Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur and Maharashtra’s Gadhchiroli districts. Preliminary reports suggest that several Maoists may have been neutralised, though official confirmation on casualties is still awaited as the firefight continues intermittently.

The operation, involving District Reserve Guards (DRG), CoBRA commandos, and local police, escalated after a joint patrol acting on intelligence about a 20-25 member Maoist squad from the banned CPI (Maoist)’s Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee stumbled upon insurgents in the forest. The Maoists, reportedly led by senior commanders, r

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