Raipur:  At least four Naxals were killed in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh when an encounter broke out between Naxals and the police. A total of seven weapons were also recovered from the site of the encounter that took place in the forest area of Mechka village, confirmed the Chhattisgarh police.
The Inspector General (IG) of the Raipur range, Anand Chabra, also stated that the encounter has ended. A joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and Border Security Force (BSF) had launched a search operation after getting inputs about the presence of Naxals in the area.