12 Maoists Killed, 2 Security Personnel Dead In Chhattisgarh Encounter

Two security personnel were killed and 12 Maoists gunned down in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district today, police said.

The encounter began deep in a forest in Indravati National Park area when a security team was conducting an anti-Maoist operation, a senior police officer has said. "As per preliminary information, 12 Naxalites were killed in the gunfight," he said, according to a PTI report.

An exchange of fire is on and more details are awaited, the officer said.