2 naxals killed in encounter with CRPF troops in Vizag district
Vizag, Mar 16: Two armed naxals were neutralised in an encounter with troops of 198 Battalion CRPF and state police in Pedabayalu of Visakhapatnam district on Saturday.
The encounter broke out at around 1.30 AM on Saturday when the troops went out for area-specific input patrol. One CRPF personnel was injured and later shifted to hospital. He is said to be out of danger. The encounter has concluded.
A day before a huge cache of Maoist-related materials, including items used in making home-made bombs, was recovered following a gunfight between security forces and Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham district.
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The
encounter,
which
may
have
caused
casualties
among
rebels,
took
place
in
the
morning
near
Amlidar
village
in
the
Bhoramdeo
wildlife
sanctuary
area,
when
a
joint
team
of
security
forces
was
out
on
an
anti-Naxal
operation,
Deputy
Inspector
General
of
Police
(Durg
range)
Ratanlal
Dangi
told
PTI.