Gadchiroli police succeeded in eliminating a Naxalite in an encounter in the Kiyarkoti Abujhmad area of Bhamragad tahasil in Gadchiroli district. Search for other members of the group, who fled the spot, is in progress. Police recovered two guns and some other material connected to the Naxalite movement. Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Nilotpal confirmed the incident.
The Naxalite group opened fire on a C-60 group of the police force when they were searching for the Naxalite hideout. The police personnel responded to the firing and killed one of their group members. Police recovered the body of a Naxalite group member after the firing stopped.
According to SP Nilotpal, the search operation is in progress. A helicopter was also engaged in the search operation.
