SAA event in Chhattisgarh, Kosronda area under Tadoki Police Station limits in Kanker District area, India on Thu 17th February 2022

An encounter broke out between Security Forces (SFs) and cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kosronda area under Tadoki Police Station limits in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh late on February 17, reports The Print. Based on a tip-off about the presence of senior Maoist cadres, an operation was launched and the security personnel were dispatched to the area, Superintendent of Police (SP), Shalabh Sinha said, adding, as the Police team reached Kosronda, ultras opened fire, prompting the personnel to launch a retaliatory action. During a search at the encounter site on February 18 morning, drag marks of bodies were found at the scene, indicating a possibility of damage suffered by Maoists. It is being told that there was heavy firing from both the sides. More than 500 rounds of bullets have been fired in the 40-minute encounter. In this, many Maoists have been claimed to have been killed and injured, however, neither the body of any Maoist nor any weapon was recovered from the spot, though, during the search, marks of being dragged away have definitely been found. Some daily consumable items were also recovered from the encounter spot.