Encounter breaks out between security forces and Maoists in Chhattisgarh

An brushwood broke retired betwixt information unit and Maoists successful Chhattisgarh's Bijapur territory connected Saturday (January 17, 2026), a constabulary authoritative said.

The gunfight erupted successful the greeting hours successful the forested hills of the northwest portion of the district, wherever a associated squad of information forces was retired connected an anti-Maoist cognition based connected inputs astir the beingness of Maoist cadres successful the area, the officials said.

An intermittent speech of occurrence was underway, and further details are awaited, helium added.