At least 26 Maoists were killed on Saturday during an encounter with police in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.
Gadchiroli district is more than 900 km from Mumbai.
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The district lies on the inter-state border of Chhattisgarh.
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A media report quoted said district superintendent of police Ankit Goyal as saying: “We have recovered the bodies of 26 Naxals so far from the forest.”
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Goyal said the gun-battle took place in the morning at Korchi in Mardintola forest area when a C-60 police commando team was conducting a search operation.
The operation was led by additional SP Soumya Munde, Goyal said.
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Sources said the identity of the Maoists killed in the gun-battle is yet to be ascertained.
A top rebel leader is suspected to be among those killed in the encounter.
Officials said 4 police personnel were seriously injured in the encounter.
The injured police personnel air-lifted to Nagpur in a helicopter for treatment, the report said.