Chhattisgarh: 3 Naxalites eliminated in Bijapur as security forces launch major operation

Three Naxalites were killed in an extensive anti-Naxal operation by security forces in the Karegutta area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, on Thursday.

Bijapur: Three Naxalites were killed in a massive anti-Naxal operation launched by security forces in the Karegutta area in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, Police officials informed on Thursday (April 24). 

According to officials, the search operation was launched on April 21. 

The search operation was launched a few days after five naxals, including four women, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur, the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) said.

"Five active naxals, namely Dasri Dhruv (26), Channu Gota (28), Jyoti Vadde (19), Sita Vadde (19), Sunita Vadde (25), surrendered today. The surrendered Naxals were handed over a cheque of Rs 50,000 each," ITBP said. 

Following the surrender, speaking to mediapersons, Sukma Superintendant of Police, Kiran Gangaram Chavan said that the surrendered Naxalites would receive all benefits under the government's surrender policy.

"The surrendered Naxalites hail from Maad (Chhattisgarh) and Nuapada (Odisha) divisions. The Naxalites will be given all the benefits provided by the government. There are Naxalites of different ranks who have surrendered. Some Naxalites have a bounty of Rs5 lakhs, while others have a bounty of Rs8 lakhs," Sukma SP said.

Earlier this month, twenty-six Maoists, three of them carrying cash rewards, surrendered before senior police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials in Dantewada.