strongNew Delhi:/strong Chhattisgarh Police have identified seven of those killed in the Bijapur encounter as Naxals, against whom a number of criminal cases had been lodged in the state.
Police identified Madkam Suresh, Madkam Nagesh, Madvi Ayatu, Kaka Nagesh, Korsa Bijje, Madkam Dilip and Irpa Narayan as Naxalites, who were killed on the intervening night of 28 June when joint security forces retaliated after they said they were fired upon.[caption id=attachment_369062 align=alignleft width=380