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Security Forces Kill Four Maoists, Including Three Women, in Balaghat Forest Encounter

Joint forces recovered heavy arms, ammunition and equipment in Pachama Dadar-Katejhiriya forests where operations remain under way.

Madhya Pradesh: 4 Moists, including three women, killed in encounter
Balaghat Encounter: Security Forces Kill Four Maoists, Recover Rocket Launcher, Hand Grenade And Other Arms | Image: Representational
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Overview

  • On June 14 a joint operation by Hawk Force, CRPF and local police in the Pachama Dadar-Katejhiriya area under Roopjhar police station resulted in the death of one male and three female Maoist cadres.
  • The raid was launched on the basis of intelligence inputs about Maoist movement in the dense Balaghat forests.
  • Security teams seized a grenade launcher, a self-loading rifle (SLR), two .315 bore rifles and other ammunition from the encounter site.
  • The four slain cadres were hardcore members of the GRB division, carried bounties totaling Rs 56 lakh and were implicated in more than 100 criminal cases.
  • Security forces are combing the area to identify the deceased, track any surviving insurgents and thwart a planned annual Maoist area committee meeting.