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A reward of Rs 14 lakh each was declared on both the killed women Naxalites.
A police-naxalite encounter took place in the Naxal-affected Balaghat area of Madhya Pradesh at 3 am on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday. In this, the police killed two prominent women Naxalites who were the area commander and guard of Dalam. A reward of Rs 14-14 lakh was declared on both. Last year also the police had killed 6 Naxalites.
According to information received from Superintendent of Police Sameer Saurabh, an encounter took place between Hawkforce and Naxalites in Kadla forest in Garhi police station area at 3 am. In which the jawans killed two female Naxalites Sunita and Sarita in an encounter.
Weapons and other items recovered from dead women Naxalites.
Sunita was the Area Commander in Bhoram Dev. She was currently working in Vistaar Dalam. Whereas Sarita Naxalite had been the guard of Kabir. Along with that she was also staying in Khatiya Mocha Dalam. At present, she was active in Vistaar Dalam. The bodies of both were also recovered.
Deceased Naxalite Sarita who was currently a part of Vistar Dalam.
There was a reward of 14-14 lakh rupees on both
Superintendent of Police Sameer Saurabh said that guns, cartridges, a large quantity of Naxalite literature and eatables were recovered from the dead Maoists. A reward of Rs 14 lakh each was announced on both the women Naxalites. After the incident, the Balaghat police launched a search operation in the forest.
Maoist Sunita killed in encounter. She had been the Area Commander in Bhoram Deo and was currently working in Vistar Dalam.
Apart from guns and cartridges, a large quantity of Naxalite literature and eatables have been recovered from the dead Naxalites.
officials on the spot
Balaghat Zone Inspector General of Police Sanjay Kumar, Superintendent of Police Sameer Saurabh, Hawkforce CO reached the spot after receiving the news of the killing of two senior women Naxalites in the Naxalite encounter.