Two Naxals were killed following a gun-battle between security forces and guerrillas in insurgency ridden Bijapur district, a senior police officer said here on Monday.
The killed Maoist is yet to be identified. They were shot down following an exchange of fire between a joint squad of Special Task Force (STF) and Bijapur police in the forests under Gangaloor police station limits, Bijapur, Additional Superintendent of Police , Indira Kalyan Elesela said.
The security forces had launched search operation in the jungles of Gangloor police station. They got information about presence of Naxals in the jungles near Munga village about 16 km from district headquarters Bijapur, the ASP said.
The security forces reached Munga village forests and had face-off with armed rebels who opened indiscriminate fire. The police force also returned fire . Bodies of two ultras have been recovered alongwith one SlR rifle and a muzzle loading gun, he said, adding, that their identity was yet to be ascertained.
“The operation is still going on in dense forest and further details would be available once police force comes back to their respective base,” ASP maintained.