RAIPUR: A daylong gunfight on the Dantewada-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region left at least 12 Maoists and three District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel dead Wednesday, marking one of the year’s heaviest losses for the outlawed group as security forces pressed deeper into the insurgency’s crumbling stronghold, Another DRG constable was wounded but was said to be out of danger. The clash erupted around 9am in the forests of Gangaloor near Dantewada and intermittent firing continued through the day across West Bastar division during a joint operation involving DRG teams from Dantewada and Bijapur, STF, and CoBRA units of CRPF. 268 Maoists died in security actions across Chhattisgarh With Wednesday’s killings, the number of Maoists shot dead in security actions across Chhat

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