Raipur:
Twenty-three villagers kidnapped by naxalites in Dantewada district of Chhatisgarh on Friday were rescued after a gun battle, said police.
Armed naxalites stopped five jeeps on Friday morning and kidnapped the passengers from a spot in Gaganpalli area under the Errabore police station, 550 km from the state capital, Dantewada district Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Pal told PTI.
Five others were abducted from the same spot four days back, he added. State police and the Central Reserve Police Force personnel began searching the nearby jungle on receiving information about the kidnapping, Mr. Pal said. Seeing some people, police chased them and the naxalites opened fire, which was retaliated by the latter. — PTI
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