Four naxals killed in encounter near border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh

New Delhi: Four Maoists, including three women, were killed on Wednesday in an encounter in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, officials said.

The incident took place near the border of Gadchiroli and Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, said a police statement.

Police had received credible information on August 25 that Gatta Dalam, Company No. 10 and other Maoist formations of Gadchiroli division were present in the Koparshi forest area, it said. Nineteen units of C-60 - an anti-Naxal commando force of Gadchiroli police - and two units of CRPF's Quick Action Team were sent to the area, it said.

The search operations for the remaining Maoists continue in the area, the statement said.