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Police recovered condoms, contraceptive pills and pregnancy test kits from a Maoist hideout after an encounter at the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. A senior police officer gave this information here on Thursday. Regarding the encounter with the Maoists, Nabarangpur Superintendent of Police S Sushri said that the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Odisha Police launched an anti-Maoist operation in Raighar area of Nabarangpur district bordering Chhattisgarh.
He told that at around 9.30 am on Wednesday, police teams had an encounter with a group of 20 to 25 Maoists in Udanti Sanctuary, east of Saibin Cachar village. He said that on seeing the police teams, the Maoists started firing on them. The police also retaliated. The firing lasted for about half an hour. Taking advantage of the dense forest, the Maoists escaped from the camp. He told that two guns were also recovered.
Chhattisgarh CM said: The fight against Naxalites will intensify
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and other leaders paid tribute to 10 security force personnel and the driver who were martyred in a landmine blast on Wednesday in Chhattisgarh’s Naxal-affected Dantewada district. During the tribute, the weeping relatives of the martyred police personnel and the driver offered floral tributes to the martyrs with the slogan of Bharat Mata Ki Jai. After paying tribute to the martyred soldiers, Baghel said that the sacrifice of the soldiers will not go in vain and the fight against Naxalites will be further intensified.
In the Aranpur area of the Naxal-affected Dantewada district, on Wednesday, Naxalites blew up a vehicle involved in the convoy of the security forces. Ten jawans of the District Reserve Guard and one driver died in this incident. Police officials said that tributes were paid to the martyred soldiers at Police Line Karli of Dantewada district headquarters. Chief Minister, State Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, Director General of Police Ashok Juneja, MP Deepak Baij were present in the police line.
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