Bhopal, June 20: Three Naxals, including a member of the divisional committee of ultras, collectively carrying a reward of over Rs 57 lakh on their heads in three states, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district on Monday morning, police said.
The slain ultras, including a woman, were wanted by the police in MP, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, a senior officer said.
This is for the first time when a divisional committee level member and commander-in-chief of Naxals was killed in MP in a gun battle, he said.
The encounter took place under the Bahela police station area in the Balaghat district, located about 450 km from the state capital Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra had told reporters earlier in the day.
Talking to reporters on Monday evening, IG (Anti-Naxal Operations) Sajid Farid Shapoo said the slain ultras were carrying a collective reward of Rs 57 lakh on their heads in MP, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh.
On a tip-off, the special operations group (SOG) of the MP Police’s Hawk Force reached Kharadi hills under the Bahela police station area around 5 AM on Monday, he said. (PTI)
