9 Naxals killed in an encounter with CRPF in Chhattisgarh

So far,nine bodies of the Naxals have been recovered,Superintendent of Police,Dantewada,S R P Kalluri said.

He said the encounter had taken place in thick jungles and he had not received any report of any casualty among the security forces.

The security personnel have also recovered arms and explosives from the site and a search operation is still on,the official said.

Dantewada has been a Naxal hotbed and security forces have been trying to conduct successful operations here after 75 CRPF personnel and a state policeman were killed in a deadly ambush by the Maoists in April.