Chhattisgarh News: 18 Maoist Gunmen Neutralised In Kanker, Chhattisgarh | English News | News18 – News18

At least 18 Naxals, including one of their top leaders, were killed on Tuesday in a joint operation by teams of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district.The Naxal leader Shankar Rao had a reward of Rs 25 lakh on his head, police said.Three soldiers were injured in the encounter and 18 bodies have been recovered, said officials. A large cache of weapons including seven AK-47 rifles and three light machine guns were also recovered from the site.