SUKMA — In a major operation, at least 10 Maoists were killed in the Bheji area in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district by the security forces on Friday. Several weapons, including three automatic rifles, were recovered by the security forces from the encounter spot. The bodies of the slain Maoists were also found. The encounter started early in the morning, said officials. The Maoists are believed to have moved from neighbouring Odisha to Chhattisgarh. A team of the District Reserve Group (DRG) had gone into the area in search of these Maoists after receiving information about their presence. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai’s office on Friday, in a post on X, said that security forces had successfully neutralised 10 Maoists in a major operation conducted earlier in the day in Sukma district. “The Chief Minister expressed satisfaction with the operation over this achievement of the security forces and said that his government is working on the policy of zero tolerance towards Naxalism. He also said that ensuring development, peace and safety of citizens in Bastar is the top priority of his government,” his office said in a statement. This encounter follows another operation on November 16, when five Maoists were neutralised...