Raipur, March 28: Naxalism kneels down before the law as ten Naxals, including two women, surrendered in Sukma district on Wednesday. Additional Superintendent of Police Shalabh Sinha said the rebels turned themselves in before the police and CRPF officials at Konta police station. The official said, they are natives of Balengtong village in Konta area, and was active in militia groups and DAKMS, a Naxal front.
Two days back, four Naxals were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district today. Deputy Inspector General (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj P said the encounter took place around 6 in the morning in a forest in the Chintalnar police station area. He said, an elite unit of the CRPF was cordoning off the forest area near Karkanguda village, when a group of Naxals started firing on them, leading to a gun-battle.
Anti-Naxal operations have been intensified in the forests of Bastar division in view of the Lok Sabha elections.
Recently, A CRPF Jawan was martyred and six others were injured in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district Monday evening, police said. The attack took place at around 5 pm when a team of CRPF's 231st battalion was on an area domination operation from its Kamal post towards Kondapara village under the Aranapur police station area, Deputy Inspector General (anti- Naxal operations) Sundarraj P said.
When the patrolling team was advancing through the forest just 200 meters away from the post, a group of armed rebels triggered an IED blast and opened indiscriminate firing on them, setting off a gun-battle, he said.
However, the Naxals fled when CRPF jawans launched a fierce retaliatory action, the IPS officer said.