22 Naxals, cop killed in 2 Chhattisgarh encounters

Mangalore Today News Network

Bijapur, March 20, 2025: 22 Naxals and a cop were killed in two Chhattisgarh encounters on Thursday.

18 Naxalites and a jawan of the Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) unit were killed in an encounter in the state’s Bijapur district , an official said.

The gunfight broke out at around 7 am in a forest along the border of Bijapur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of security personnel was out an anti-Naxalite operation in Gangaloor police station area (in Bijapur), he said.

Bodies of two Naxalites along with firearms and explosives were recovered from the spot, the senior police official said.

A DRG jawan was also killed in the gunfight, he said.

The operation was still under way in the area, he added.