12 suspected Maoists, a police constable killed in encounter in Dantewada

A joint team of the Telangana and Chattisgarh Police on Friday said they had killed 12 suspected Maoists in Dantewada district’s Pukari Kanker region, including senior Maoist leader Hari Bushan.

One police constable, Sushil Kumar, was also killed in the encounter, while two others were injured, according to The Indian Express. Kumar was part of the lead team, the report said. He died on the way to a



hospital.

“The encounter started early in the morning in the Pujari Kanker forests, where forces gunned down 10 Maoists,” Special Director General (Anti-Naxal Operations) DM Awasthi said.

The police said they recovered two AK 47s and eight other weapons from the scene, according to The Hindu. The bodies of the Maoists were taken to the government hospital at Bhadarachalam in the Kothagudem district for an autopsy.