Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) [India], September 29 (ANI): A 25-year-old Naxal carrying a reward of Rs 14 lakh was gunned down in an encounter with hawk force in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district on Friday morning, the police said.

The force also recovered a rifle from Kamlu (25), a resident of Bijapur (Chhattisgarh). He was an active member of TADA Dedekasa Dalam and had a bounty of Rs 14 lakhs on his head, according to the police release.

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It further read that Naxalites opened fire on Hawk Force during a search operation in the forest of Kundal-Koddapar Songudda under the jurisdiction of Rupjhar police station in the district on Friday early morning.

During this, the force retaliated and killed one Naxal and there was a possibility of more Naxals getting injured in the incident. A search operation in the forest is underway, the release added. (ANI)

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