Hyderabad: At least 10 Maoists were killed in a gunfight with police in in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday, police said.
A police constable of elite anti-Maoist force Greyhounds was killed and three others were also injured.
The exchange of fire occurred in the forests near Venkatapuram village on Telangana-Chhattisgarh border.
The incident occurred when police including Greyhounds personnel launched combing operations in the forests following tip-off about the presence of Maoists.
Senior police officials rushed to the scene. The bodies of the Maoists are being shifted to a nearby hospital for post-mortem and other formalities.
