Seven Naxalites, including top leader, killed in Gadchiroli; Special Forces Jawan dies of injuries India News

New Delhi: At least seven Naxalites were killed in clashes with police special forces in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli on Friday.Prabhakar, the top Naxalite leader from Telangana state, was also among the seven Naxalites killed, officials said. A bounty of Rs 25 lakh is being offered on Prabhakar’s head, officials addedThree days ago, the Maharashtra police launched an operation in Phodewada village on the Gachiroli-Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh) border after receiving information about the presence of cadres of Maoist Company 10. According to officials, the incident involved 14 C-60 aircraft owned by the SDPO.On Wednesday, police busted two Naxalite camps and on Thursday morning they deployed four more C-60s and a QAT (Quick Action Team) unit of the Central Reserve Police Force for reinforcements.C-60 is a special operations force of the Maharashtra Police tasked with combating Naxalism in Gadchiroli and Gondia districts.During the operation, Deepak Chinna Madavi, a soldier of the Special Forces, also died of his injuries. According to police, Deepak was airlifted to Bamragad after being injured in an anti-Naxal operation earlier and died during treatment.Another injured, Joga Madavi, was also airlifted to Bhamragad. He is out of danger and will be rushed to Gadchiroli soon, police said, adding that the operation was still on.