A Maoist was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday (February 5, 2025), a police official said.
The exchange of fire broke out in a forest in the southern part of the district at 7.30 a.m. when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Maoist operation, a senior official said.
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The intermittent exchange of fire is still underway. So far, the body of a Maoist, along with an AK-47 rifle, has been recovered from the spot, he said.
More details will be shared once the operation is over, he added.
