Seven Naxals were killed in a fierce gun-battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Tuesday, police said.
The exchange of fire took place in the forests of Pushpal village of the district in which seven ultras were gunned down, Special Director General of Police (anti-Maoist operations) D M Awasthi told PTI.
A joint team of District Reserve Group (DRG) and district force launched a counter-insurgency operation from Barsoor police station of neighbouring Dantewada district this morning. When the forces were cordoning off jungles of Pushpal along the border of the two districts, they came under heavy firing from a group of rebels, leading to a prolonged gunfight, he said.