A Naxalite was killed by police in a shoot-out on May 18 in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh.
According to a police official, the shooting happened early morning that emerged from inside a forested hill between Tolnai and Tetrai villages as the security officers were carrying out an anti-Naxal operation.
On Friday night (May 17), it was launched based on information about their presence within the area,” he said. “The gunfight ended with recovery of one Naxal dead, muzzle loading gun and explosives at spot”-he went on to explain.
This according to him is unidentified by the deceased Naxalite while adjacent areas are still under search operation, said officials.
To date in 2013 alone, this has made105 Naxals have been killed like this separately in encounters with security forces. On May 10th, twelve naxals were killed during a confrontation with security personnel in Bijapur district.
On April 30th again, ten naxals including three women died when they had similar face-off into Narayanpur-Kanker border jungles.” “Also police say that there was another case that involved gunning down of twenty-nine Naxals at Kanker district on April 16th.”
