Gov't forces kill 4 Naxals in India's Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Four Naxals were killed in a fierce gunfight with the joint contingent of police and paramilitary troops Tuesday in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said.

The gunfight broke out when government forces conducted a search operation in the forest area in Jangla of Bijapur district, about 403 km south of Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh, after receiving intelligence information about the presence of Naxals, police said.

"Four bodies of Naxals have been recovered from the forest area and a search operation is still underway," a senior police official told media. "Some arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the spot."

On Sunday three Naxals were killed in a similar gunfight in the forest area of Koyalibeda area in Kanker district of the state.

Currently, Naxals are active across the central and eastern parts of India. The insurgency has reportedly claimed hundreds of lives.