New Delhi: At least seven suspected Maoist rebels were killed yesterday in a gunfight with police in the remote forests of central India, an officer said, the latest deadly encounter in the country's long-running insurgency. Police ambushed a group of heavily armed rebels passing through the dense forests of a Maoist stronghold in Chhattisgarh state, triggering an hours-long gun battle before the suspected guerrillas fled.
"So far we have recovered seven dead bodies along with some arms and ammunition. We may find more bodies as the combing operation is on," D M Awasthi, head of the Chhattisgarh anti-Maoist unit, said.
