Encounter breaks out between police and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

A fierce encounter erupted between security forces and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Tuesday morning during an anti-Naxal operation. The joint team, comprising STF, DRG, and CRPF personnel, launched the operation based on intelligence inputs about Maoist presence. So far this year, 225 Naxalites have been killed in Chhattisgarh, with 208 of those deaths occurring in the Bastar division.