In a huge success for the forces in recent times, as many as 36 Maoists were killed by security forces in a forest along the Narayanpur-Dantewada border in Chhattisgarh on Friday, according to a report,

Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar; gunfight broke out between Thulthuli and Nendur villages in Abujmarh on Narayanpur-Dantewada inter-district border

The gunfight broke out at around 1 pm in the forest between Thulthuli and Nendur villages in Abhujmaad on the Narayanpur-Dantewada inter-district border, when a joint team of security personnel was ou

According to the police, the Districts Reserve Guards from Dantewada and Narayanpur, acting on specific intelligence inputs on the presence of Naxalites in Abujhmad, set out on an operation from different police camps.

At least 36 Naxalites were reportedly killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on Friday As per Chhattisgarh police, the gunfight started between 12.30 p.m. and 1 pm,

Indian security forces shot dead at least 28 Maoist rebels on Friday during a firefight, days after the country's home minister warned the insurgents to surrender or face "all-out" assault. Home minister Amit Shah met with citizens of Chhattisgarh last month and warned the insurgents to surrender to government forces or face the consequences.

This is the biggest success of security forces after the April 16 encounter in Kanker district in which 29 Maoists were killed by security forces