The security forces are currently engaged in the anti-Naxal operation that began late on Tuesday night. Operation Black Forest 1, launched last year, was the biggest ever anti-Naxal operation conducted on the Karreguttalu hills.
According to Inspector General of Police, Bastar range, P Sundarraj, the bodies of the two Naxals have been recovered. Security forces also seized an AK-47 rifle, a 9mm pistol, and other materials from the site.
During an anti-Naxal operation in the Bastar range, security forces recovered the bodies of 14 Maoists. Of these, two were from Bijapur district and 12 from Sukma district.
A woman Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakhs was killed in an encounter with security forces on Thursday in the Sukma district. The Maoist was wanted in 9 serious cases in the Sukma and Dantewada districts.
Earlier today, security forces neutralised 10 Naxals, including senior commander and Central Committee (CC) member Manoj alias Modem Balkrishna, during an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Gariyaband district, according to an official on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, Inspector General (IG) Raipur Range, Amresh Mishra, said, "Encounter is underway between security forces and Naxals in Gariaband with intermittent exchange of firing. A few naxals are likely dead."