Based on the marks and impressions at the encounter site, there remains a strong possibility of more Maoists being killed and injured in the gun battle, the officer added.During the last few days of the ongoing significant anti-Naxal campaign, the forces in the region have unearthed several Maoist bunkers, their hideouts and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), he stated.Owing to tough inhospitable topography, the forces could not recover all bodies of Maoists killed during the operation, said the IG. Some jawans were also injured in the IED blast and their conditions were stated to be out of danger.In another incident in Sukma district, south Chhattisgarh, the Maoists killed a deputy sarpanch Muchaki Ram of Tarlaguda village panchayat at Benpalli on Monday. His body was recovered on Tuesday after the villagers alerted the police.This year, 146 bodies of Maoists have been recovered so far in various encounters in Chhattisgarh, including 129 killed in the Bastar division. The Red rebels have killed nine civilians in different incidents in the Bastar range, comprising seven Maoist-affected districts.
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