“So far, 31 bodies of Maoists have been recovered,” said Senior Police Officer Sunderj Patelingam.
The number of casualties may increase as police conduct operations in the area, he said.
Police said they seized the attacker rifles and grenade launchers from the bodies of the dead rebels.
The clashes took place in the forests of Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
Indian Interior Minister Amit Shah, who says the government expects to crush the uprising by 2026, said the operation has been “great success”.
The rebels are influenced by the Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong. He claims that he is fighting for more and more rights for the Communist rule and tribal people and rural poor.
The insurgency began in the state of West Bengal in the late 1960s, and after that it spread over one -third of 600 districts of India.
The rebels control large areas of several states in the “Red Transit”, spreading from northeastern India to India.
In recent years, the aggression of major soldiers and police has pushed the rebels back to the jungle stronghold and the level of violence has decreased.
But clashes between security forces and rebels are still common, which kills many people every year.
According to official data, about 287 rebels were killed in the crackdown by security forces last year – a majority in Chhattisgarh. More than 10,000 people are believed to have died since the 1960s.
