Indian security forces killed at least 31 Maoist rebels on Sunday when the government promoted efforts to crush the long -running insurgency.
Police said two Indian commanders were also killed in the war, and two other members of the security force were injured.
More than 10,000 people have been killed in a decades -long insurgency by rebels, saying they are fighting for the rights of backward people in the central areas rich in Indian resources.
“So far, 31 bodies of Maoists have been recovered,” Senior Police Officer Sunderj P said. AFP.
“Two security personnel were killed and two other security personnel were injured,” he added.
He said the area has been sent to the area, he has warned that the tool may increase after the police search work.
“Additional forces have been taken to the encounter site,” he said.
Police said they seized the attacker rifles and grenade launchers from the bodies of the dead rebels.
Firing firing broke out in forest areas of Bejipur district of Chhattisgarh state, which is considered the center of insurgency.
The rebels, who are also known as Naxalites after the district that began in 1967, were influenced by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong.
Indian Interior Minister Amit Shah said, “This is a great success in the pursuit of Naxal -free India,” which said last year that the government had expected to crush the uprising by 2026.
Shah repeated his commitment to “completely eliminating”.
According to official data, about 287 rebels were killed in the crackdown by security forces last year, killing a large majority in Chhattisgarh.
According to a television on Sunday, more than 80 Maoists have been killed so far this year Press Trust of India News Agency.
Maoists demand a portion of land, jobs and many more natural resources for local residents.
He enrolled in several remote communities in the east and south of India, and by the early 2000s, the movement increased the strength and number.
After that, New Delhi deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to a part of the area known as the “Red Corridor”.
The conflict has also seen several deadly attacks on government forces. Last month, at least nine Indian soldiers were killed on the side of the road.
