HYDERABAD:Eight Maoists were killed in a police encounter near the outskirt of Telangana’s Khammam region and neighboring Chhattisgarh state in the early hours on Tuesday, police said.
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A huge cache of weapons and explosives have been recovered from the slain rebels, the official said, adding a massive manhunt has been launched to nab other rebels possibly hiding in the forested areas of the border. Two police personnel have also been injured in the encounter.
However, the encounter has come to an end, the security forces are continuing with intensive combing operation in the area, added the police official. 303 rifles and some small arms and ammunition from the site.
Indian police killed eight suspected rebels Tuesday in an ongoing gun battle in a remote central area, the latest attack in the country’s long-running Maoist insurgency, a senior local officer said. Police recovered an AK 47 rifle, several.
According to police sources, majority of the cadres killed in the face-off belonged to north Telangana.
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Three helicopters of the Border Security Force were requisitioned at Bhadrachalam to airlift the bodies.
