Bhopal: The police gunned down three Maoists including a woman at Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, the police said. According to the police, the victims, aged between 35 and 40 years, were associated with Platoon 56 of the Vistar Dalam and Darekasa Dalam.
The Hawk Force carried out the operation in Kadla village under the Bahela police station limits. Confirming the development, inspector general of police Sanjay Singh said, “Three Maoists were killed and police personnel present at the spot are carrying out an investigation.”
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One of them also carried a reward on his head, he said, adding that Balaghat, a tribal-dominated area in Madhya Pradesh, is connected with the neighbouring state of Chhattisgarh.
At a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that process for recruiting local youths to Balaghat Police Hawk Force will begin soon and a policy unveiled for the surrendered Maoists.
