A Maoist camp was destroyed in a search operation carried out jointly by the Border Security Force (BSF), Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and District Force (DF) in Mashpur village of Kanker district on Sunday.
The officers found a poster from the camp which stated death of an insurgent Phul Singh in an encounter in Keshkal area last year. The banners, posters, literature and other items were seized by the team before destroying the camp. SP Kanker RN Dash said that BSF, CAF and District Force (DF) teams jointly carried out search operation looking for insurgents in probable hideouts in interior forests of Rowghat area.
Near Mashpur village the teams spotted a temporary camp of Maoists and recovered banners, posters, organisational literature and other daily items from it. After seizing these items the camp was destroyed by the team.
“In the literature seized from the camp, the team found a poster which mentioned death of a hardcore Maoist Phul Singh in an encounter in Keshkal area last year. Phul Singh was active in Southern parts of Amabeda area,” said Dash.