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Chhattisgarh: US-made weapon recovered from Naxalites killed in Bijapur
The security forces recovered a US-made weapon following the encounter with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district last month, police said on Sunday. Four Naxalites were gunned down by the security forces in an encounter at Pomra forest under Mirtur police station limits on November 26, an official said. At least four weapons were recovered in the operation, of which one is a US-made M1 carbine, he said. The barrel of the foreign-made weapon is small compared to other assault rifles and it is convenient to handle, the official said. As per the serial number of the recovered firearm, the police have launched a probe to ascertain how and from where the Naxalites had procured such a sophisticated weapon, he said. Earlier in December 2011 and April 2014, two 7.65 mm automatic pistols with the 'Made in USA' marks were recovered after encounters with Naxalites in Rowghat and Bhanupratappur areas of Kanker district. In 2018, a rifle with a 'Made in Germany' mark was recovered afte
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In Chhattisgarh's terror zone, women groups step up in sanitary campaign
Engage in making sanitary pads to battle social stigma
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Police seized six IED bombs during a raid in Gaya
Police team raided tenanted house of naxalite Sanjay Yadav in Vishwanathpur village and seized six IED bombs
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Encounter between police and naxalites in Pathari forest of MP's Balaghat
One naxalite injured
