Seven Maoists were gunned down by security forces in a fierce gun-battle in Naraya-
npur district of Bastar, Special Director General of Police (anti-Naxal operations), DM Awasthi said. The encounter took place in the forest patch of Pushpal village.
According to the police, the operation was conducted by a joint team of District Reserve Group and District Force from Barsoor police station. Awasthi said that when the forces were cordoning off the jungle along the borders of the two districts they came under heavy firing from a group of Maoists, leading to a prolonged gunfight. After the encounter, security forces recovered bodies of seven Maoists, besides two INSAS rifles and weapons.