Top Maoist Leader Among At Least 29 Killed In Big Chhattisgarh Encounter | English News | N18V

Top Maoist Leader Among At Least 29 Killed In Big Chhattisgarh Encounter | English News | N18V Twenty-nine Maoists, including a senior rebel leader – Shankar Rao, who had a bounty of ₹ 25 lakh on his head – were killed by security forces during an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Tuesday afternoon. A huge quantity of weapons, including Ak-47 and INSAS rifles, were recovered. Three security personnel were injured in the gunfight, which took place in forests near the village of Binagunda after a joint team of District Reserve Guard and Border Security Force were attacked.Two of the three injured are from the BSF. Their condition is stable but the third – from the DRG – is in critical care. All three received treatment at a local hospital and are to be shifted to a larger facility.