Two Naxalites were killed in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh following a confrontation between the security forces and the Naxalites on Saturday morning, as per the reports of a top police official.The official further said that the District Reserve Guards recovered two bodies of Naxals, along with arms and ammunition, in the Gome Jungle of Koylibeda police station limits today at 8:00 a.m.Kanker DRG recovered two male naxal dead bodies along with an INSAS rifle, one 12-bore rifle, and other arms and ammunition after an escalation of force (EoF), said P Sunderraj Inspector-General, Bastar.Chhattisgarh | Two Naxalites killed in an encounter with DRG jawans in Kanker. One INSAS Rifle, one 12-bore rifle and other arms and ammunition recovered: IG Bastar P Sundarraj— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) October 21, 2023Naxalism in ChhattisgarhDuring the 1960s Chhattisgarh was still a non-existent state. However, the presence of Naxalite activity was felt across the forests of the region. In recent years the activities of the Naxal group have cooled down but every now and then we get to hear about incidents caused by this group of extremists.In 2021, the Naxalites killed 22 security personnel after the two groups got engaged in a gunfight in the Terram jungles along the borders of Bijapur and Sukma districts.Moreover, nine CRPF members were also killed by the Naxals in an IED blast in 2018. They also killed two Chhattisgarh police officials in a gunfight with with Naxals at Bhejji in Sukma in February of the same year.These are just a few instances of the clashes that erupted between the Naxal forces and the Security personnel of that region. Even before the formation of Chhattisgarh in the year 2000, Naxalism has been a major issue of the state.(With ANI inputs)
