Two Maoists were killed in as many encounters with the police in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday.
One man was killed and four women were arrested near Nihadi village of Dantewada district when the Maoists were observing Martyrs’ Week, Inspector-General of Police, Bastar, S.R. Kalluri said.
The other person was killed near Dabba village in Sukma district, where the encounter between the Maoists and a Special Task Force team is still on, he said.
“We have recovered the body of a Maoist in uniform, along with a weapon, from the spot of the Dantewada encounter. In the second encounter, the body of a Maoist in uniform and one 3.3 rifle have been recovered,” Mr. Kalluri said.
