India
Cop, Naxalite killed in encounter in Chhattsigarh’s Kanker
Kanker: A police constable and a Naxalite were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Sunday, a senior police official said.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the gunfight took place in a forest near Hidur village under Chhotebethiya police station when a joint team of security personnel was out on anti-Naxal operation, he said.
The operation was launched based on a specific input about the presence of Naxalites in the Hidur forest, the official added.
Constable Ramesh Kurethi of Bastar Fightersm, a unit of state police, was killed in the gunfight, he said.
He said the body of a Naxalite and an AK-47 rifle were recovered from the spot.
Search operation was under way in the area, he added.
