Two members of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, the police said.
“Their bodies were recovered after the gunfight with the Special Task Force and the District Reserve Guard near Hasnar village. Two 315 bore rifles... were recovered from the spot,” said D.M. Awasthi, Special Director-General of Police, Anti-Naxal Operations unit.
Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh told The Hindu that the gunfight occurred in the morning and lasted an hour after the forces chanced upon a Maoist camp.
Improvised Explosive Devices, Maoist uniforms, codex wires, sewing machine and Maoist literature were recovered.
The police arrested a Maoist commander in Bijapur district. Rakesh Sodi, local guerilla squad commander in Madded area, was arrested in the Punnur forest during a search, the Bijapur police said. Rakesh Sodi carried a reward of ₹3 lakh on his head.
