A Maoist commander has been killed in an encounter with security forces in Bastar’s Darbha region of Chattisgarh. According to reports, a Police team was returning this morning after a search operation in forests bordering Odisha, when some Maoists hidden there started firing upon them.
In the resultant encounter, Machkot Janmilitia Commander Arjun was gunned down. There were no reports of casualties on Police side. The dead Maoist was wanted by security forces for long, for killing over a dozen of villagers and 2 CRPF Jawans.
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