A Naxal, carrying a reward of eight lakh rupees bounty on his head, was killed in a gunfight with the government forces on Saturday in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, news agency ANI reported.
Police said that the gunfight took place today at around 4:30 pm in the forest region between Kutru and Ketulnar areas.
“A Naxal having a bounty of Rs 8 lakhs was killed in a gunfight between Naxals and government forces today at around 4:30 pm in the forest region between Kutru and Ketulnar areas in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district,” Kamlochan Kashyap, Superintendent of Police, Bijapur was quoted as saying by the news wire.
On Wednesday, a Naxal with Rs 5 lakh was gunned down in a gunfight with security forces in jungles between Chikpal and Marjum in Dantewada. (ANI)