Gadchiroli, April 22: Fourteen Naxals were gunned down in an encounter with police in Etapalli's Boriya forest area in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, on Sunday. The encounter took place around 11:00 a.m. between the Naxals and the C-60 commandos, a specialised combat unit of the Gadchiroli police.

Sharad Shelar, Inspector General of Police confirmed the death of 14 naxals. According to PTI, Shelar said, “Two district-level ‘commanders’ of the proscribed outfit, identified as Sainath and Sainyu, were among those killed in the encounter.”

Combing operation are still underway in Tadgaon forest of Bhamragad, which is around 750 kilometres from Mumbai. Director General of Police Satish Mathur congratulated the C-60 team which participated in the encounter. Mathur told PTI, “This is a major operation against Naxalites in recent times.”

On April 20, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was kiled in an encounter with Maoists in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. Earlier this month, five naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Serendaag jungle of Jharkhand's Latehar district. The encounter took place on April 4, whereas on March 2, 10 naxalites were killed in an exchange of fire with the police on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border. A commando of the anti-Naxal Greyhounds was also martyred in the operation.

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