Mumbai: In operation, acting on intelligence, the police and security forces gunned down four Naxalites during an encounter in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Wednesday.
In the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, the outlawed Maoists were planning subversive activities in the Naxal-infested areas of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
The four Naxalites collectively carried a reward of Rs 36 lakh.
They were identified as Vargeesh, Secretary of Mangi Indravelli Area, D V C M Magtu, Secretary of Sirpur Chennur Area Committee, and two Platoon members Kursang Raju and Kudimetta Venkatesh.
According to information received here, the four Naxalites had sneaked in from the Telangana side.
Based on the input, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the C-60 elite commando team of Anti-Naxal Operations (ANO), launched a manhunt in the Kolamarka mountain ranges near Repanpall in Aheri.
The CRPF Range Quick Action Teams at Gadchiroli and Aheri along with the C-60 teams launched the operations.
The police have recovered one AK-47 assault rifle, one carbine, and two country-made pistols.
According to reports reaching here, the deceased were members of the Telangana State Committee who had crossed the Pranhita River from Telangana to Gadchiroli in the Vidarbha region.
(Published 19 March 2024, 04:42 IST)
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