Bastar, Jan. 3 -- Security forces recovered the bodies of 14 Maoists following multiple encounters in Bijapur and Sukma districts of Chhattisgarh, Bastar Range Inspector General of Police P. Sundarraj said here on Saturday.

He said the operation was launched based on specific intelligence indicating the presence of Maoists in the southern regions of the Bijapur and Sukma districts. During the operation, security forces engaged in multiple encounters with Maoists in the area.

On the encounter between the security forces and Naxals, Bastar IG, P. Sundarraj, said, "Based on intelligence reports of Maoist presence in Bijapur and Sukma districts, security forces launched an operation. During the operation, multiple encounters between securit...