New Delhi: At least 20 Maoists were killed and nine security personnel were injured in a fierce gunbattle in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
At least 27 security personnel, including some CRPF men, are missing after the gunbattle.
According to a top police official, 115 security men had gone there for a joint anti-Naxal operation.
The gunbattle erupted on Monday evening when security forces launched a search operation in the jungle bordering Andhra Pradesh.
Among those missing is an Assistant Commandant of the CRPF, who was leading the police party.
DIG Vishwaranjan and a top official of CRPF said there were no casualty from the security personnel team, reported PTI.
The gunbattle reportedly went on for about five hours but high downpour created a major obstacle for the anti-Naxal operation and during that period the Naxals opened fire from behind, sources said.
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