Maharashtra: 3 Naxals killed in encounter with C-60 commandos in Gadchiroli

Encounters between police and Maoists are always tense situations but it seems the Gadchiroli Police successfully thwarted a potentially dangerous situation Neutralizing senior cadres and dismantling a Dalam is a significant achievement in maintaining security in the region The seizure of automatic weapons further demonstrates the severity of the threat posedGadchiroli Police thwarts the attempt of Maoists to carry out subversive activities during the ongoing TCOC period As per the police report three hardcore Maoists were neutralized during the encounterThe three include one Senior Cadre of the rank of DVCM Divisional Committee Member along with one Coy Member and one Dalam member are been neutralised The Maharashtra Government had announced a total cash reward of Rs 22 Lakhs cumulatively on them In the operation the police seized three automatic weapons from the spot With this exchange of fire entire Perimili Dalam has been wiped offThe police said credible information was received this morning that some members of Perimili Dalam are camping in the forest area near Katrangatta village in Bhamragad Taluka with an aim to carry out subversive activities during the ongoing TCOC period Accordingly two units of antiMaoist C60 squad led by Additional SP Operations Yatish Deshmukh were immediately dispatched for the area search While the teams were doing area search operation they were fired indiscriminately by the Maoists which were retaliated strongly by the C60 teams Eventually the Maoists managed to flee into the dense forest upon witnessing the increasing police pressure said a police officerThe police further said After the Exchange of Fire searching of the area has led to recovery of one male and two female Maoists dead bodies The dead Maoists have been identified as Wasu Samar Korcha a resident of Godia East Bastar Area CG DVCM Commander of Perimili Dalam He was directly involved in a total of seven serious crimes such as one Murder five Encounter and one Dacoity The Government had announced a total reward of Rs 16 lakh on him The second is identified as Reshma Madkam 25 resident of Bastar Area CG Member of Coy 10 recently given responsibility in Perimili Dalam She was directly involved in a total of six serious crimes such as one Murder and five Encounter The Government had announced a total reward of Rs 4 lakh for her The third was identified as Kamla Madavi 24 a resident of South Bastar Area CG a member of Perimili Dalam She was directly involved in a total of seven serious crimes such as two Murder cases and Encounters The Government had announced a total reward of Rs 2 lakh on her said the officerThe police in the operation had seized weapons including three automatic weapons1 AK47 1 Carbine and I INSAS Maoist literature and belongings have also been recovered from the firing spotThis successful operation was carried out under the guidance of Special IG ANO Sandip Patil DIG Gadchiroli Range Ankit Goyal SP Gadchiroli Neelotpal Additional SP Ops Yatish Deshmukh Additional SP Admn Kumar Chintha Additional SP Aheri M Ramesh and DySP Ops Vishal Nagargoje AntiMaoist operations are being further intensified in this region The Ops team has been appreciated for their exceptional performance during the operation in this tough terrain SP Gadchiroli Neelotpal has urged all Maoists to surrender and join the mainstream of development