One of the most feared Maoist leaders Urmila, wife of senior operative Papa Rao, along with Buchanna Kudiyam, are among the six Naxalites, including three women insurgents, killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on November 11, police said on Thursday.

Speaking to ANI, Inspector General of Police Bastar P Sundarraj stated that an operation was launched on November 11 based on the “suspicion of the presence” of the CP Maoist organisation in the Bijapur district. District Reserve Guards (DRG) from Bijapur, Dantewada, Special Task Force and other security forces were involved in the operation. “During the operation, several encounters took place between the security forces and the Maoists. After the encounter, the dead bodies of six Maoists, includi

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