At least 18 Maoists have been neutralized in an encounter in the forest area at the Bijapur-Dantewada border in Chhattisgarh, said police.
One personnel of the Bijapur District Reserve Guard also got martyred during the gun-battle, added police.
The security forces have recovered weapons and ammunition, while the encounter and search operations continue at the Bijapur-Dantewada border under the Gangaloor police station limit.
As per the preliminary inputs received, the gunfight broke at around 7 in the morning and said to be continuing. Earlier the police informed that two Maoists were gunned down during the encounter. The toll on the Maoist’s side is expected to rise further.
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