Chhattisgarh: 22 Maoists, 1 security personnel killed in Bijapur, Kanker encounters

On Thursday, March 20, 18 Maoists were killed by police forces in a fight in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. Since 7 am, the two groups have been firing, and one DRG jawan has perished in the process. An anti-Maoist operation had involved the deployment of a joint squad under the Gangalur police station in the border regions of Dantewada and Bijapur districts

There are still fights going on and search efforts to locate more bodies nearby. At the scene of the conflict, a sizable cache of guns and ammunition was discovered in addition to the Maoists' dead. Following a battle in another area of the state's Kanker district, the bodies of four further Maoists were discovered.