An encounter took place between the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and Maoists in Dantewada's Bacheli region having the iron ore mines of NMDC Ltd on Thursday in Chhattisgarh, officials informed.
Earlier, security forces had arrested a Naxal from the forest area of Bijapur's Basaguda, they informed.
Detonator, wires and other equipment were also recovered from him.
According to CISF sources, CISF unit at Bailadila Iron Ore Mines in Dantewada’s Bacheli spotted movement of some armed Maoists in the area at around 9.45 am.
An exchange of fire took place between Naxals and CISF. The CISF troopers returned fire and the Naxals ran away towards dense forests of Bijapur.
NMDC assets had been a target of Maoists in previous years also.