<p>Thirteen outlawed Naxalites were killed in a pre-dawn encounter with police and security forces in the Maoist-infested Gadchiroli district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra on Thursday. Six men and seven women cadres were killed in the encounter.</p>.<p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gnsfdl-VTLHLYedRBgFwjvLkjbrE3mHM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">The encounter took place at the Paydi-Kotmi jungles in Etapalli sub-division of Gadchiroli district, nearly 1,000 kms from Mumbai</a>.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil congratulated the Gadchiroli police for the success.</p>.<p>The operation by the C-60 commando force was carried out based on a specific intelligence input. The forces reached the designated area based on information that some 60-70 Naxalites had assembled to carry out a strike.</p>.<p>However, the Naxalites fired at the police and security forces after which the C-60 team retaliated. The encounter continued between 6 to 7.30 am.</p>.<p>The 13 dead bodies are yet to be identified.</p>.<p>The police seized seven AK-47 assault rifles, SLRs, carbines, 303 rifles, 12-bore rifles and a huge cache of ammunition.</p>.<p>Deputy Inspector General of Naxal Range Sandip Patil and Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Ankit Goyal oversaw the operations.</p>.<p>Walse-Patil along with Additional Director General of Police (Special Operations) Sanjay Saxena congratulated the team of officers and personnel involved in the operations.</p>
<p>Thirteen outlawed Naxalites were killed in a pre-dawn encounter with police and security forces in the Maoist-infested Gadchiroli district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra on Thursday. Six men and seven women cadres were killed in the encounter.</p>.<p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gnsfdl-VTLHLYedRBgFwjvLkjbrE3mHM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">The encounter took place at the Paydi-Kotmi jungles in Etapalli sub-division of Gadchiroli district, nearly 1,000 kms from Mumbai</a>.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil congratulated the Gadchiroli police for the success.</p>.<p>The operation by the C-60 commando force was carried out based on a specific intelligence input. The forces reached the designated area based on information that some 60-70 Naxalites had assembled to carry out a strike.</p>.<p>However, the Naxalites fired at the police and security forces after which the C-60 team retaliated. The encounter continued between 6 to 7.30 am.</p>.<p>The 13 dead bodies are yet to be identified.</p>.<p>The police seized seven AK-47 assault rifles, SLRs, carbines, 303 rifles, 12-bore rifles and a huge cache of ammunition.</p>.<p>Deputy Inspector General of Naxal Range Sandip Patil and Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Ankit Goyal oversaw the operations.</p>.<p>Walse-Patil along with Additional Director General of Police (Special Operations) Sanjay Saxena congratulated the team of officers and personnel involved in the operations.</p>
