Naxalite Killed in Bijapur Encounter; AK-47 Recovered

• A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh.
• The exchange of fire began at 7:30 am in a forest during an anti-Naxalite operation.
• An AK-47 rifle was recovered along with the Naxalite's body.
• This incident brings the total number of Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh this year to 23.
• The Centre aims to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism from the country by March 31 this year.