Three Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

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Security personnel at the encounter sit at Bijapur-Dantewada border, Chhattisgarh. File photo

Security personnel at the encounter sit at Bijapur-Dantewada border, Chhattisgarh. File photo
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Three Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Tuesday (March 25, 2025), police said.

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The gunfight broke out at around 8 am in a forest along the border of Dantewada and Bijapur districts when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Maoists operation, a police official said.

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Bodies of three Maoists along with firearms and explosives were recovered from the spot, he said.

The operation was still underway in the area and further details are awaited, he added.

On March 20, security forces gunned down 30 Maoists in two encounters in Bijapur and Kanker districts of the State.

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