A firearm, an IED and explosives-making material were recovered from the encounter site, about 350 km from state capital Raipur, he said. A senior official said a joint team of security personnel was carrying out an anti-Maoist operation when the firing took place in the forest near Bodgubli village.
He said a joint squad of District Reserve Guard (DRG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and district force launched the operation in response to specific information about the presence of Maoists in Vetti Bhima, Mangadu, Kosi and Sodi. Dula, as well as other cadres belonging to Konta Area Committee of Maoists in Errabor and Bheji police station areas.
According to the official, a muzzle-loading gun, an IED, gelatin rods, cordex wire and electric detonators, as well as the body of a Maoist named Sodi Dula, were recovered from the spot after the firing stopped.
“Dula was active as a key member of the Konta area committee of the Maoists and had 15 cases registered against him related to the incidents,” he said.
The officer said that a search operation is being conducted in the surrounding areas.
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