<p>An encounter broke out between security personnel and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-woman-maoist-active-for-38-years-along-with-10-others-surrenders-before-cm-fadnavis-in-gadchiroli-23457083" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Naxalites</strong></a> in Chhattisgarh&rsquo;s Bastar region on Saturday, a senior police official said.</p>
<p>The gunfight started at around 6 pm in the forest of south Abujhmaad along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of security personnel was carrying out an anti-Naxalite operation, he said.</p>
<p>Personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard from four districts and a Special Task Force are involved in the operation, he said.</p>
<p>The intermittent exchange of fire was still underway, he said, adding that further details are awaited.</p>
<p>Considered a Maoist bastion until recently, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-police-penalise-23-470-motorists-for-violating-traffic-norms-on-new-year-eve-23457146" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>security forces</strong></a> have neutralised many Naxalites in Abujhmaad in the past few months.</p>
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An encounter broke out between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Saturday, a senior police official said

Encounter breaks out between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh

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The gunfight started at around 6 pm in the forest of south Abujhmaad along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts

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