Indian police killed at least nine Maoist rebels during a gunfight yesterday, officials said, with security forces still searching the forest for more remains and weapons.
The battle took place in Bailadila mountain range in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, Deputy Inspector General of Police Kamal Lochan Kashyap told AFP. “Authorities have recovered automatic, semi-automatic and other weapons,” he added.
The clash is the latest in India’s long-running Maoist insurgency that began in the 1960s and has cost tens of thousands of lives.
