Overview

• A joint team from the District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force and other units clashed with Maoist insurgents in Gangalur forests on August 6.
• Security forces recovered the body of a Maoist combatant and an automatic weapon at the encounter site.
• Officials report that the operation is ongoing and have not disclosed further tactical details.
• The latest engagement brings this year’s Maoist death toll in Chhattisgarh to 227, with 208 of those in the Bastar division.
• Authorities cite improvised explosive device threats and rugged terrain as ongoing obstacles in the multi-agency campaign.