| 2024 Kanker clash | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Naxalite-Maoist insurgency | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Communist Party of India (Maoist) |
 India | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Shankar Rao † Vinod Gawde † Lalitha †[1] | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown |
Border Security Force District Reserve Guard | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 29+ | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 29 killed[2] | 3 injured[3] | ||||||
The 2024 Kanker clash was an encounter between Maoist cadres of Communist Party of India (Maoist) and Indian security forces in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. It was one of deadliest encounters for the rebels in the insurgency.[4]
- ^ "3 'Senior Commanders' Among 29 Maoists Killed In Bastar". Times of India. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Top Maoist Leader Among At Least 29 Killed In Big Chhattisgarh Encounter". NDTV. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Top Maoist Leader Among At Least 29 Killed In Big Chhattisgarh Encounter". NDTV. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Top Maoist Leader Among At Least 29 Killed In Big Chhattisgarh Encounter". NDTV. Retrieved 2024-04-16.