On the night of April 15, a search party from the Border Security Force (BSF) and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were on patrol in the dense jungles of Hapatola in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. The personnel came from different command stations and linked up at a point to execute one of the biggest operations against Maoists in recent times. A search and cordon operation, including a fierce gun battle, lasted for more than 15 hours, leaving 29 Maoists dead, including their top commander, Shankar Rao, who had a bounty of ₹ 25 lakh on his head. Three personnel…
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