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Encounter breaks out between Naxalites and cops in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

The face-off started in the morning at a forest in the southern part of Bijapur.

Bijapur: An encounter broke out between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, a police official said.

The face-off started in the morning at a forest in the southern part of Bijapur when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxalite operation based on the presence of armed cadres in the area, he said.

An intermittent gunfight was underway and further details were awaited, he added.

This post was last modified on January 29, 2026 2:19 pm

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