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Three women among seven Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

The encounter took place in a forest near Tiriya village under Nagarnar police station limits in Bastar district.

Updated - July 27, 2019 07:37 pm IST - Raipur

PTI
Google Maps image locates Tiriya and Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh.

Google Maps image locates Tiriya and Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh.

Seven Naxals including three women were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on July 27, police said.

The encounter took place in a forest near Tiriya village under Nagarnar police station limits around 4 p.m., said Deputy Inspector General of Police (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj. P.

A joint team of District Reserve Guard and Special Task Force of State police was out on anti-Naxal operation when the gun battle broke out, he told PTI.

Published - July 27, 2019 07:11 pm IST

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