Chhattisgarh: Security forces kill 29 Maoist rebels in India

BBC News— The gunfight in eastern Chhattisgarh state took places days before elections begin in India.

Swarajya—Security Forces Strike Again: Seven Maoists Killed In Encounter In Chhattisgarh, Total Climbs To 36 This Month. Seven Maoists, including two women, were killed in an early morning encounter with security forces in the dense forests of Abujmad, located in the Maoist-affected Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, on Tuesday

Breitbart—Indian Police Kill 29 Suspected Maoist Rebels in Gun Battle. Indian police killed at least 29 suspected Maoist rebels in a furious gun battle in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.

Deccan Chronicle—7 Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh. Narayanpur: Seven Naxalites, including two women, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in a forest along the borders of Narayanpur and Kanker districts in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said. This is the second major strike on Naxalites by security forces in 15 days. The latest gunfight took place at around 6 am in the forest between Tekmeta and Kakur villages in Abhujmad area, considered as a stronghold of Naxalites, when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard...