Three Naxalites have been reported killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, according to Police sources as reported by news agency PTI.
As reported by news agency PTI citing Kanker Superintendent of Police Indira Kalyan Elesela said, “Face-off took place in a forest in the Koyalibeda area when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard and the Border Security Force was out on an anti-Naxal operation."
The official further noted: “So far, bodies of three Naxalites and two weapons have been recovered from the encounter site and the operation is still underway."
Earlier on Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Narendra Modi government has dealt a body blow to the Maoists with a holistic approach to development and security and left-wing extremism is now breathing its last.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), there has been a notable reduction in left-wing extremism-related violence and casualties over the decade from 2014 to 2023 compared to the preceding period from 2004 to 2014.
According to the data prepared by the MHA, there were 17,679 LWE-related incidents and 6,984 deaths between 2004 and 2014.
In contrast, there have been 7,649 LWE-related incidents and 2,020 deaths from 2014 to 2023 (till 15 June 23), the data showed.
