12 Maoists, including a senior leader, were killed in a six-hour police encounter in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra.

12 Maoists, including a senior Divisional Committee member, were killed in a six-hour encounter with police in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, near the border with Chhattisgarh. The operation involved seven teams of the C-60 unit and other district police personnel and led to the recovery of several automatic weapons. Two police personnel were injured but are now out of danger.