SAA event in Chhattisgarh, Sukma District area, India on Tue 24th August 2021

Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were gunned down in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) at Gompad forested terrain in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on August 24 morning (today), reports The New Indian Express. "A joint team of the CRPF, CoBRA battalion and District reserve guards was carrying out the area domination operation along the Gompad-Kanhaiguda area where the rebels opened fire. The attack was retaliated by the troopers who have recovered two bodies along with arms and ammunition.The search operation in the region has been further intensified," Sukma, Superintendent of Police (SP), Sunil Sharma said. None of the security personnel were injured in the incident. "The forces are yet to return to the base camp. The bodies will be identified once they are back. We suspect there could be a few rebels who suffered injuries in the encounter," the SP added.