Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), February 1: Eight Naxalites have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, informed local police.
When a joint operation was conducted in the morning in the forest in Gangaloor police station area, the gunfight broke out around 8.30 am.
Search operations were still being carried out, police stated.
"8 Naxals have been killed in an ongoing encounter between security forces and Naxals in the jungle under Gangaloor PS limit. Search operations are underway," said police.
District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), Cobra 202, and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 222 battalion are involved in an anti-Maoist operation that was launched on Friday after receiving information about the presence of armed Naxalites in West Bastar Division.
Further details are awaited.