Fourteen Maoists killed in Andhra Pradesh

The firing between the police team and Maoists is still continuing near the Darutla forest area, he said adding 13 bodies have been recovered from the scene so far.

Firing has been on since the last three hours, the SP said.

Police suspect that six Maoist commanders were among the slain naxalites, who are yet to be identified.

Meanwhile, Civil Liberties leader Varavara Rao has dubbed the encounter as “fake” and alleged that “a joint team of Andhra and Chhattisgarh police have killed the Maoists when they were holding a meeting in the forest.”