12 Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur; January toll rises to 26
At least 12 Naxalites were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, a senior police official confirmed.

At least 12 Naxalites were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, a senior police official confirmed.
The gunfight erupted around 9 am in a forested area of south Bijapur during an anti-Naxalite operation by a joint team of security personnel. The intermittent exchange of fire continued until late in the evening, the official added.
The operation involved personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) of three districts, five battalions of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), an elite jungle warfare unit of the CRPF, and the 229th battalion of the CRPF, he said.
"As per preliminary information, 12 Naxalites were killed in the gunfight. Further details were awaited as a search operation was still underway in the area," the official informed.
No harm was reported to the security forces during the operation, the official said.
This encounter brings the total number of Naxalites killed in separate incidents across the state this month to 26.
On January 12, five Maoists, including two women, were killed in a gunfight with security personnel in the Madded police station area of Bijapur district.
In 2024, security forces neutralised 219 Naxalites in various operations across the state.
- 12 Naxalites killed
- Bijapur district
- Bijapur forests
- CRPF
- Chhattisgarh
- CoBRA unit
- DRG
- District Reserve Guard
- IED
- January 12
- Madded police station
- Naxal attack
- Naxal insurgency
- anti-Naxalite operation
- elite commando unit
- encounter
- improvised explosive device
- insurgency
- jungle warfare
- ongoing operation
- security forces
- security personnel

