An encounter broke out on Wednesday in the forest along Sukma-Bijapur border. The development was confirmed by SP Sukma Kiran Chavan. District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF) and the Central Reserve Police Force's jungle warfare unit (CoBRA) teams are involved in the encounter, reported news agency ANI.

More details are still awaited.

Meanwhile, improvised explosive devices were detected and diffused in a joint operation by state police and CRPF 229 Battalion from Murdanda village under Police Station Awapalli in Bijapur district. Naxalites had prepared and planted 2 IEDs in empty beer bottles, said the police.