3 hardcore Naxals killed in encounter in Balaghat distt

 

 

 

On Monday morning, Balaghat Police notched a major success in an ambush as three dreaded Naxalities were killed by Hawk Force of Police Department, in forest of Kandla of Khandapani village panchayat, 15 kms away from Lanji area, under jurisdiction of Bahela police station area..

In this ambush between Hawk Force and Naxalities, one Divisional Commander Nagesh with cash reward of Rs 15 lakh, Area Commander Manoj with cash reward of Rs 8 lakh and women’s area Commander, Rame with cash reward of Rs 8 lakh on their head, were killed. Hawk Force recovered from their possession one AK 47, on 303 and 12 bore action gun.

Police personnel are on in an alert mode after this incident and searching in borders area has been intensified

Police informed that these three killed Naxalaites were from Platoon 56 and Dadkesa Dalam. Senior police officers, including SP Sameer Saurabh and IG Sanjay Singh, are still in the forest.

These three Naxalities were between age group of 35 to 40 years. The ambush was in the area under jurisdiction of Bahela police station.

Lanji area has Naxalite movement hence police keep strict vigil on each area of this block. Hawk Force members undertook combing operation in the forest area on instructions of IG Sanjay Singh and SP Sameer Saurabh after they received d tip off about the movement of commander level Naxals in the area. When these Naxals saw the force coming towards them they started firing.

Hawk Force also retaliated and then three commander level Naxalites were killed. The ambush took place in the area which shares borders with Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh states. In this area, MP and Chhattisgarh police conduct joint operations.

This area has regular movement of members of all the main group of Naxalites including Malanjkhand Dalam, Tanda Dalam, Darekasa, Platoon Dalam and others. in the district including Korka, Bondari, Pathri, Madi, Jagla, and Kasatola, under Pathro police chowky, villages Haranullah, Duglai, Aamanulla, Janiyatola, Bithli, under Bithki chowky, villages Songuda, Koddapar, Kurrejhodi, Rashimeta, Dulhapur, Murim of Sinudda chowky and others villages of Lanji area are facing the Naxalite menace.