Two Naxalites collectively carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh on their heads were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh''s Dantewada district on Saturday, police said.
The fighting took place around 1.30 pm at a forest near Bade Gudra village in the Kuakonda police station limits when the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was on an anti-Maoist drive, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava said.
After the exchange of fire, the bodies of the two Naxalites along with a 9 mm pistol, a country-made revolver and a 5 kg IED were recovered from the spot, the officer said.
One of the deceased was identified as Madvi Hadma, a Deputy Commander of Maoists Katekalyan LGS (local guerilla squad), Pallava said, adding that he carried a reward of Rs 3 lakh on his head.
Another cadre was identified as Ayeta, a Jan Militia commander in Etepal area who carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, he added.