22 Maoists gunned down, jawan killed in separate encounters in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar and Kanker districts | Raipur News

RAIPUR: At least 22 Maoists were killed in separate encounters in Bijapur and Kanker districts of Bastar division in Chhattisgarh on Thursday, while a security personnel was also killed in the firing.Eighteen Maoists were gunned down in insurgency-hit Bijapur and sources said that the toll might reach to 20. The jawan killed was a District … Read more

Police nab key suspect from Hyderabad in Bastar journalist’s killing | India News

RAIPUR: After a two-day chase, Bastar police arrested Suresh Chandrakar – prime accused in the murder of Bijapur journalist Mukesh Chandrakar – from Hyderabad late Sunday night. SIT brought Suresh 400km by road to Bijapur on Monday.This takes the number of arrests in the case to four. Suresh’s brothers Dinesh and Ritesh, along with supervisor … Read more