Bijapur ( Chhattisgarh ) [India], December 4 (ANI): Security forces have discovered the bodies of at least 18 Maoists , who were killed in an exchange of fire during an anti-Naxal operation along the Bijapur -Dantewada border in the Bastar region , an official said on Thursday.

The encounter between Naxalites and security forces went on for nearly 12 hours, during which three District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans were killed in action.

Bastar Inspector General of Police (IG) P Sundarraj told reporters here that Divisional Committee Member (DVCM) and People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Company no. 2 Commander Billa Moudiyami and another company commander have been killed during the clash.

Weapons, including LMG (light machine gun), SLR, AK-47, .303 weapon and other graded

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