India maoist Indian police killed at least 29 suspected Maoist rebels in a furious gun battle in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, just days before the country kicked off its massive presidential election.
The Indian Express reported that the counter-terrorism operation was launched after the police received a tip that senior members of the Maoist insurgency would be present in the remote and hilly Kanker district of Chhattisgarh.
The state’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Border Security Force (BSF) formed a joint strike team and trooped through the hills by the dark of night, taking a long, circuitous route that allowed them to surround what they described as a “permanent camp” that the rebels established in early April. The rebels proved to be heavily armed with AK-47 rifles and light machine guns.
“The Maoists had no escape route; they knew they were trapped. They opened fire at us, and we […]
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