Two Naxalites, one of them carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, were gunned down by security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Saturday, police said.
A gun battle broke out at around 12:30 pm in the forest of Mankapal village in Gadiras police station area when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was on a counter-insurgency operation, said Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P.
The operation followed a specific input about the presence of Maoists, he said.
After a brief exchange of fire, the remaining Naxalites fled into the dense forest, he said. The police recovered the bodies of the two Maoists, both males, he added.
They were identified as Gundadhur, an LGS (local guerrilla squad) commander of Malangir area committee of the Maoists, and Aaytu, who was a security guard of a senior cadre Vinod (a Divisional Committee member), the officer said.
Gundadhur carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head.