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A police constable and a Naxalite were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Sunday, a senior police official said.
The gunfight took place in a forest near Hidur village under Chhotebethiya police station when a joint team of security personnel was out on anti-Naxal operation, he said.
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The operation was launched based on a specific input about the presence of Naxalites in the Hidur forest, the official said.
Constable Ramesh Kurethi, belonging to Bastar Fighters – a unit of state police, was killed in the gunfight, he said.
The body of a Naxalite and an AK-47 rifle were recovered from the spot, he said.
Search operation was underway in the area, he added. — PTI
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