Two Naxals were killed by security forces during a gun battle that took place between forested villages of Kothhaguda and Pegdapalli under limits of Bijapur police station on Wednesday evening.
According to Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bastar Range, SRP Kalluri, a contingent of 140 security personnel taken from Awapalli and Basaguda police stations respectively along with troopers of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and 168th Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Task Force (STF) on August 18 had gone for taking up a joint operation in south of Sarkeguda under Basaguda police station limits.
“The incident occurred on August 19 evening, when the security forces were ambushed by Maoists between Kothhaguda and Pegdapalli while they were returning to the base camp. The security personnel returned fire making the rebels flee into the jungles.
Kalluri informed that the security forces during the searching of encounter spot found the bodies of two rebels with recovery of a .303 bore riffle, two pipe bombs, wire, bow and arrow.
The two Maoists killed in encounter have been identified as Platoon Commander Karam Ram Singh (27), a resident of Peddageloor and Militia Member Sodhi Bicchem (25), a resident of Pegdapalli, he said.