RAIPUR: Twelve Naxalites were killed on Thursday during an intense gunfight with security forces in the forests of Bastar area in the strife-torn Bijapur district on Thursday, the police said.
“Based on specific information about the presence of Maoists at the given forest area, a joint team of security forces left on an anti-Maoist operation. On Thursday morning, there ensued an intermittent exchange of firings. Several Maoists are believed to have suffered casualties and according to the information reaching the district headquarters, the figure may be around 10. But the exact casualties of Maoists in the gunfight will be known by Friday morning when the forces carry out…