Raipur/Bijapur, Nov 13, 2025

Bijapur Police have identified all six Maoists who were neutralised in the November 11 encounter in the National Park area of Bijapur district.

The joint operation by the District Reserve Guard of Bijapur and Dantewada, along with the Special Task Force, was launched after intelligence inputs confirmed the presence of senior Maoist leaders and dozens of armed cadres in the forests of Kandulnar, Kachalaram and Gujjakonta.

The encounter began at 10 a.m. and continued with intermittent firing until six bodies were recovered along with a cache of weapons, including two INSAS rifles, a 9mm carbine, a .303 rifle, a pistol, explosives and Maoist-related materials.

Among those killed was DVCM Kanna alias Buchanna Kudiyam, 35, a resident of Guddipal in Bijapur distr

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