Overview
- The gunfight broke out on Sunday morning in the forested hills near Bhejji under the Chintagufa police station area during a DRG operation based on intelligence inputs.
- Police identified the dead as Madvi Deva, Podium Gangi, and Sodi Gangi, each carrying a Rs 5 lakh reward, and said two of them were women.
- Recovered items from the site included a .303 rifle, Barrel Grenade Launchers, other weapons, ammunition, and explosives.
- Intermittent firing was reported earlier in the day, three bodies were retrieved, and forces are continuing searches to sanitise adjoining areas.
- Officials updated the 2025 tally to 262 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh, including 233 in the Bastar division that covers Sukma.