In an encounter in Balaghat, a Naxal-affected district of Madhya Pradesh, the police killed three female Naxalites. Giving information about this, a police officer said that this operation was carried out by the state police's anti-Naxal Hawk Force and local police teams. According to the police, this encounter took place in a forest area near the Chhattisgarh border. According to the police, some Naxalites have also been injured in the encounter, although they managed to escape. After the encounter, the police have also recovered many weapons from the spot.

Giving information about the encounter, Additional Superintendent of Police Vijay Dabar told PTI that the encounter took place at a place about 90 km from the district headquarters on Wednesday morning. He also said that more information is awaited in this regard.

In an official statement issued by the police, it was told that in this encounter near Ronda Forest Camp under Supkhar Forest Range under Gadhi police station area, the Hawk Force and police personnel together killed three dangerous female Naxalites.

So many weapons recovered
According to the statement, after the encounter, the police have recovered an INSAS rifle, a self-loading rifle (SLR) and a .303 rifle, besides items of daily use from the spot. Also, the statement said that some Naxalites were also injured in the encounter, although they managed to escape. According to the police, 12 police teams are conducting a search operation to catch them.

CM Yadav congratulated the police
On the other hand, after killing the female Naxalites, the Chief Minister of the state Mohan Yadav congratulated the state police and said that the central government is determined to end Naxalism from the country by the year 2026 and the state government is also working towards this objective. Sharing a video of himself on social media in this regard, CM Yadav wrote, 'Under the guidance of respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Honorable Home Minister Shri Amit Shah is running a campaign to end Naxalism from the country by the year 2026 and our government is also working seriously in this direction.'

He further said, 'Today three female Naxalites have been killed in Balaghat, weapons have also been recovered from them and the police encounter with other Naxalites is going on. Congratulations to Madhya Pradesh Police for this achievement in the direction of removing Naxalism from the state.'