Security forces gunned down four left wing extremists during anti-Naxal drive carried out in a forested patch of insurgency-riddled Bijapur district, police informed here on Saturday.
The police and Naxals had face-off in a forested patch near Turmel village between Pamed and Usoor under the limits for Pamed police station about 110 km from district headquarters, Kl Dhruv, Superintendent of Police Bijapur, informed.
The gun battle between police and insurgents took place around 1.30 pm near Turmel which lasted more than an hour.
After the encounter security forces found bodies of four Maoists clad in
Naxal uniform at the encounter site, the SP said while adding that muzzle loading guns, pipe bombs, explosives other articles of daily use were also found at the encounter spot.
“The forces which fought against Maoists, have not returned back headquarters yet and further information would be shared as they report back,” the SP mentioned. According to police, the joint team of district police, district reserve group, CRPF, CoBRA and STF personnel was carrying out search operation in the jungles since July 14.