A hardcore Naxal was killed besides arms and ammunition recovered from him following two separate gun-battles between security personnel and Maoists in the jungles of insurgency-hit Narayanpur district, police said here on Monday.
According to the police, the rebel was killed in exchange of fire with security forces after a face-off with Naxals in the jungles of Korobeda about 25 kms from Narayanpur. Two more Naxals were killed and around three were stated to have been injured in the action but body of only one Naxal was found. Remaining two bodies were carried away by the insurgents, claimed Narayanpur Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) CD Tirkey.
A joint squad of District Reserve Police force and STF had gone on a search operation from Narayanpur police station on Sunday who confronted the Naxals, the SDOP informed The Pioneer over phone.
After the gun battle in the jungles of Korobeda, body of a rebel was found. Two 12 bore guns, a grenade, Naxal literature and items of daily use along with medicines were also recovered from the spot.
The deceased was later identified as Darbari (26), resident of Murnar, Kanker who was Divisional Committee member of CPI (Maoist), the SDOP said, adding, he was working with Naxals for the past 20 years.
In a separate incident, a 312 bore gun, a 12 bore gun, live cartridges of 12 bore gun, detonators, wire, a camera flash, a walkie-talkie and commodities of daily use were seized from Naxals following an encounter in the jungles in Dhaudai police station.
The rebels had attacked a joint police party of CAF (Chhattisgarh Armed Force) and District Force (DF) in the jungles of Rengabeda village while the police party was on a combing operation, SDOP said. The exchange of fire lasted for about an hour and later on Naxals disappeared in the dense jungles, he said.