Three Naxalites, carrying a collective reward of Rs 15 lakh, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Sunday, police said.

The gunfight broke out in the forested hills of Tumalpad village along the border of Bhejji and Chintagufa police station area in the morning when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxalite operation.

They

had inputs about the presence of Maoist cadres in the region, Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said.

The intermittent exchange of fire lasted for a long time, following which bodies of three Naxalites, including two women, were recovered from the spot, he said.

A .303 rifle, Barrel Grenade Launchers (BGLs), other weapons and explosives were also seized from the encounter site, the

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