8 Maoists, 1 Jawan Killed in Encounter in Chhattisgarh's Abujhmarh

New Delhi: As many as eight Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in ​​Abujhmarh in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Saturday, said police.

Meanwhile, a jawan also lost his life in the line of duty whereas two others sustained injuries. 

A joint team of security forces from Narayanpur, Kanker, Dantewada and Kondagaon districts was out on an anti-Maoist operation in the forest of Abhujmad when the gunfight broke this morning.

The exchange of fire was still underway at the time of writing this article. The anti-Naxal operation involving the teams of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) from the four districts, the Special Task Force (STF) and the 53rd battalion of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was launched on June 12.

More details are awaited.

This incident comes eight days after seven Naxals were killed in the state. Earlier on June 7, at least seven Maoists were gunned down by the District Reserve Group (DRG) personnel along the inter-district border of Narayanpur, Dantewada and Kondagaon. Three Jawans of the Narayanpur DRG had sustained injuries in the encounter. The injured jawans were airlifted to a hospital from the Gobel area under the East Bastar Division.