As many as five (5) Naxals have been gunned by Maharashtra Police’s C-60 commandos in an operation at Khobramenda forest area in Gadchiroli district.
The five Naxals were killed in an operation of the Maharashtra Police in the early hours of Monday.
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“Five Naxals were killed in the operation in Khobramenda forest area of Gadchiroli,” Maharashtra Police officials informed.
“The anti-Naxals operation is still underway,” police added.
According to the police, the Naxals have been planning to ambush security forces.
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A huge cache of arms and ammunition has also been recovered by the police from the encounter site.
On Saturday, the police in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra had seized a rifle and three pressure cooker bombs which Naxals were allegedly planning to use to ambush security forces.
Acting on an information about the rebels gathering in large numbers in a forest against the backdrop of “Naxal week” being observed by them, the Gadchiroli police’s C-60 commandos had conducted an anti-Naxal operation on Saturday in Hetalkasa forest area, police further informed.
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Around 60 to 70 ultras had opened fire on the C-60 commandos, a specialised anti-Naxal unit, following which the security personnel retaliated, the police said.
After an hour-long gun-battle, the rebels had managed to flee from the spot leaving behind their belongings, the police informed.