Encounter breaks out between Naxalites and security forces in Sukma, Chhattisgarh

An encounter broke out between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Thursday, a senior police official said.

The gunfight started in the morning in a forest along the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, the official said.

Personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force and CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action- an elite unit of CRPF) were involved in the operation, he said.

Intermittent exchange of fire was still underway, the official said, adding that further details are awaited.