Raipur: Two Naxals, who were allegedly involved in the killing of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi earlier this month on April 9 were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Thursday, police said.
The encounter took place in the morning at a forest in Daulikarka village when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Deputy Inspector General (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj P told media.
When the patrolling team was advancing through Daulikarka, located around 450 km from here, an exchange of fire broke out between the two sides, he said.
"After the guns fell silent, bodies of two ultras and a 315 bore gun were recovered from the spot," he said.
Besides, a militia member of Maoist was found injured at the spot and later shifted to a local hospital, he added.
The killed cadres, identified as Varghese and Linga, were allegedly involved in the ambush in which Mandavi and his four security personnel were killed on April 9, Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava said.
A search operation was still underway in the region, the police added.
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