Maoist carrying Rs 5L bounty killed in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar

A Maoist carrying a Rs 5 lakh bounty was killed in a gunfight with security forces on the Dantewada–Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh. The encounter occurred during an anti-Naxal operation based on intelligence about hidden arms. The slain cadre, identified as Rajesh Punem, was an Area Committee Member.

Maoist carrying Rs 5L bounty killed in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar
A Maoist carrying a Rs 5 lakh bounty was killed in a gunfight with security forces on the Dantewada–Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh. The encounter occurred during an anti-Naxal operation based on intelligence about hidden arms. The slain cadre, identified as Rajesh Punem, was an Area Committee Member.