In a significant anti-insurgency operation, eight Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. This incident marks a total of 41 Naxalite casualties this year in separate encounters with security forces in the Bastar region. The operation occurred ahead of the general elections, with Bijapur falling under the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency slated for polling in the first phase on April 19.
Eight Naxalites Killed in Encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
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