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NEW DELHI, June 7 (KUNA) -- As many as three Maoist rebels were killed
Saturday in an encounter with the police in the Central Indian state of
Chhattisgarh.
The encounter occurred near the forests of Bhairamgarh in Chhattisgarh's
Bijapur district, news agency Indo Asian News Service reported, quoting a top
police official of the state.
The slain Maoists included a female commander, the official said.
In another incident two Maoist rebels surrendered before the police with 12
bore guns and a claymore mine in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district Saturday, the
official added. (end)
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