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Security forces continue search operation in Chhattisgarh's Bastar for third consecutive day
The Statesman
|November 18, 2024
Security forces continued their joint search operation in the jungles of Abujhmad at Kanker in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region for the third consecutive day on Sunday, a day after five Naxals were killed in an encounter in the area.
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The joint search operation involves personnel of district reserve guards (DRG), special task force (STF), Bastar Fighters and Border Security Force (BSF), officials said.
Two jawans were also injured in the gunfight that broke out between security forces and Naxals on Saturday.
This story is from the November 18, 2024 edition of The Statesman.
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