Sukma : Security forces killed two Naxalites, including a woman Naxalite, in an encounter on Monday morning in Naxal-affected Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. . A police official said on Monday that a large amount of explosives and an automatic weapon were recovered from the encounter site. He told that both the Naxalites had a total reward of Rs. Superintendent of Police of Sukma district Sunil Sharma said that there was an encounter between security forces and Naxalites in the forest of Danteshpuram village under Bheji police station area of ​​the district, in which security forces killed Naxalite commander Madkam Erra and Naxalite Podium Bhime. Danteshpuram village is situated at a distance of more than 0174 kilometer from the state capital Raipur. ACTION TAKEN ON SECRET INFORMATION

Sukma Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma said that on receiving a tip-off about the presence of Golapalli Local Organization Squad (LOS) Commander Madkam Erra of Maoists, approx Teams of Cobra Battalion of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were sent on patrolling. The police officer said that after this, separate teams of DRG and CRPF’s Cobra Battalion started the operation on Sunday night. He told that when one of the DRG teams on patrol surrounded the Danteshpuram forest, the Naxalites started firing at them. After this the security forces also retaliated.

Explosives and weapons recovered in the search

Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma told After the firing was over, when the spot was searched, the bodies of two Naxalites, weapons and explosives were recovered from there. The police officer said that the Naxalites have been identified as Madkam Airra, the active commander of Golapalli LOS and Madkam Bhime, the deputy commander of the same organization.

142515142515Naxalites had bounties worth lakhsHe told that there was a reward of eight lakh rupees on the head of Naxalite Airra and three lakh rupees on the head of Bhima. The Superintendent of Police said that Commander Airra was allegedly involved in more than two dozen Naxalite incidents. He told that the search operation is going on in the surrounding areas.