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A top Naxal commander, Shankar Sav Dheer, was among 18 Naxals killed in an successful operation by security forces in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. The fierce gun battle also resulted in three police personnel sustaining injuries.      #Chhattisgarh #Chhattisgarhencounter #Chhattisgarhnews #Chhattisgarhupdate #Maoists #Naxals #Indianews #Kanker #Oneindia #OneindiaNews                  ~HT.178~PR.152~ED.194~GR.124~

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00:00 In a major development, a top Naxal commander, Shankar Sabdhir is among the 18 Naxalites

00:06 killed in an encounter with security forces in the Kankeri district of Chhattisgarh on

00:11 Tuesday.

00:12 Reportedly, a joint team of security personnel was conducting an anti-Naxalite operation

00:16 when they came into contact with the armed Naxal group.

00:20 According to the reports, three police jawans have been also injured during the exchange

00:24 of fire.

00:25 A search operation is also underway to recover the bodies and any weapons left behind by

00:29 the Naxals.

00:31 The details about Shankar Sabdhir's specific role in the Naxalite movement in the area

00:36 is not yet available.

00:37 However, eliminating such a high-ranking commander like him is a significant blow to the Naxalite

00:42 insurgency in the region.

00:45 "Today, on 16th April, in the Chottapetta Tana area of Kankeri district, in the Binaganda

00:52 Corona area, the DRG and BSF forces were deployed at the request of senior cadres of the CPM

00:57 Maudi Sangat.

00:58 During the search operation, there was a clash between the Maudi and security forces.

01:02 During the search operation, 18 dead bodies of the Maudis were recovered.

01:05 A large number of weapons like AK-47, SLR, INSAS and other Grade 3 and 9 weapons were recovered.

01:11 The search operation is still going on.

01:15 We will get the details of the search operation in detail.

01:20 In that area, three of our soldiers were injured.

01:23 Their condition is still out of the ordinary.

01:25 Still, a higher centre is being referred for their better treatment.

01:28 The area is still being searched by the reinforcement party."

01:33 Chhattisgarh has been a hotbed of Naxalite activity for decades.

01:37 Naxalites, also known as Maoists, are a communist revolutionary movement that has been fighting

01:42 the Indian government for almost since the independence, demanding land reforms and greater

01:47 rights for indigenous communities.

01:49 This encounter is likely going to further intensify the efforts by security forces to

01:54 curb such activity in the region.

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02:01 date.

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