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3 Army officers, 2 Naxals killed in gunfight

The encounter between security forces and rebels took place in a forest in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Three jawans and two Maoists were on Sunday killed in an encounter between security forces and rebels in a forest in Chhattisgarh’s south Bastar district of Bijapur.
“Acting on a tip off on presence of large number of ultras in Mirtur area, a joint search party comprising special task force (STF) and district force (DF) personnel was dispatched to the spot for combing operation. A gun battle ensued between them when the rebels opened indiscriminate fire on the search party”, additional director general of police (Naxal operation) R.K.Vij said. While a DF jawan and an STF trooper were killed on the spot, one DF personnel succumbed to his injuries.
( Source : dc )
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