A suspected Maoist was killed in an encounter in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Saturday.
“There was an exchange of fire between a police team and Maoists in the Kasansur area of Gadchiroli. We recovered the body of a uniformed Maoist with pistol,” Ravindra Kadam, Special Inspector-General, Nagpur range, told The Hindu .
According to a press note issued by the Superintendent of Police, explosives were seized from the spot of encounter.