2 Naxals involved in killing BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and 4 security personnel gunned down in Chhattisgarh© dnaindia.com

2 Naxals involved in killing BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and 4 security personnel gunned down in Chhattisgarh

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Raipur: Two Naxals, allegedly involved in the killing of a BJP MLA and four security personnel, were gunned down in a fierce encounter with police on Thursday in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, officials said.

Another rebel was injured in the skirmish that took place around 5.30 am at a forest in Daulikarka village when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Deputy Inspector General (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj P said.

When the patrolling team was advancing through Daulikarka, located around 450 km from the state capital Raipur, an exchange of fire broke out between the two sides, he said.