Gadchiroli: Three Naxalites, including two females, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Gadchiroli district on Monday, the police said. According to Superintendent of Police Neelotpal, an intelligence input was received that members of the Perimili Dalam of Naxalites were camping in a forest near Katrangatta village in Bhamragad taluka with the aim of carrying out subversive activities during their ongoing Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign (TCOC) period.

Two units of C-60 commandos, a specialized combat wing of the Gadchiroli police, were immediately dispatched for a search operation in the area, he said. "While the teams were conducting the search operation, the Naxalites fired indiscriminately at them. In retaliation, the C-60 personnel fired back," the official said. After the exchange of fire ceased, the bodies of one male and two female Naxalites were recovered from the spot, he said.

One of the deceased was identified as Vasu, the in-charge and commander of the Perimili Dalam, the official added. An AK-47 rifle, a carbine, an INSAS rifle, Naxal literature, and other items were also recovered from the spot, he said. The anti-Naxal operation is ongoing in the area, the police added. Naxalites undertake the TCOC from March to June to strengthen their cadres and launch major attacks on security forces as the forests have reduced green cover, increasing visibility.

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