Three Naxalites killed in encounter with police in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

At least three Naxalites were killed in a gun battle with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on December 24, a senior officer said.

The face-off occurred on a hill near Dabbakunna village under Katekalyan police station limits when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-naxal operation at around 5:30 p.m., Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj told PTI.

The personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Bastar Fighters, both units of the State police, had launched the operation from Tumakpal police camp towards Dabbakunna along the Dantewada-Sukma inter-district boundary, he said.