Narayapura (Chhattisgarh): After a prolonged encounter, security personnel gunned down a suspected Maoist and also seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpura region. Briefing the media about the incident Narayanpura Superintendent of Police Rahul Bhagat said, acting of
a tip off, police launched a massive search operation in a forest area under the
Benur Police Station of Narayanpur. The operation commenced late on Friday night
and resulted in exchange of fire that continued throughout the night. "We formed
a police team and surrounded the area. We cordoned off the forest area and a
meeting
was going on... All of a sudden the firing started and it continued the entire
night... When we searched the area in the morning, we discovered a body and huge
cache of arms and other material from the vicinity which could have been in the
possession of the Maoists," Bhagat said.
