CPI (Maoist) Cadre Killed In Skirmish With Security Forces In Bijapur District

Bijapur District, October 17, 2023: A cadre of the CPI (Maoist) was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Tuesday morning, a senior police official said.

The skirmish took place around 6 am in the forest near Bandepara village under Madded police station limits, Inspector General (IG) of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI.

Personnel of the District Reserve Guard, Bastar Fighters and Special Task Force, in addition to the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 170th battalion took part in the operation, he stated.

They had received intelligence inputs about the presence of senior Maoists including Madded Area Committee of the CPI (Maoist) in-charge Nagesh Padam, its secretary Buchanna, member Vishwanath and some 15-20 armed cadres of the Maoist party in Koranjed-Bandepara forests, the official divulged.

After the exchange of fire stopped, Padam’s body was recovered from the spot, he disclosed.

An AK-47 rifle with three magazines and 64 rounds, explosives, medicines, Maoist banners and posters, as well as items of daily use were also recovered from the encounter site, the official made known, adding that a search operation was still under way in nearby areas.

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