The identification of the Maoists killed was but to be ascertained. (File)
Nagpur/Mumbai:
At the least 26 Maoists have been killed on Saturday in an encounter with police in jap Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, over 900 km from Mumbai, senior officers stated.
“We’ve got recovered the our bodies of 26 naxals so removed from the forest,” stated district Superintendent of Police Ankit Goyal.
The gun battle passed off within the morning at Korchi in Mardintola forest space when a C-60 police commando workforce was conducting a search operation led by extra SP Soumya Munde, Mr Goyal stated.
Whereas identification of the Maoists killed was but to be ascertained, in keeping with sources a high insurgent chief was suspected to be amongst them.
4 police personnel have been additionally critically injured within the motion and have been taken to Nagpur by a helicopter for remedy, officers had stated earlier.
The district lies on the border of Chhattisgarh.
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