<p>Mumbai: In a fierce encounter, five Naxalites were killed by the police and security forces in the Bhamragad taluka of Maoist-infested Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Monday ahead of the Vidhan Sabha polls. </p><p>The encounter was still underway, when last reports came in. </p><p>The gunfight, in which commandos of the C-60 specialized combat unit of the Gadchiroli police and teams of the Central Reserve Police Force, were involved, took place along the Narayanpur area along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border. </p><p>As soon as the police and CRPF personnel reached the area where Maoists had gathered based on intelligence inputs, they faced indiscriminate fire from Naxalites. </p><p>The security personnel immediately retaliated and in the ensuing exchange of fire, five Maoists were killed. </p><p>The identities of the Naxalites have not yet been declared. </p><p>This is one of the big encounters in recent times. </p><p>On July 17, 12 Naxalites who died during a fierce encounter along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh boundary with the elite C-60 commando unit carried a bounty of Rs 86 lakh on their heads. </p><p>On 19 March, before the Lok Sabha polls, four Naxalites were gunned down.</p>
<p>Mumbai: In a fierce encounter, five Naxalites were killed by the police and security forces in the Bhamragad taluka of Maoist-infested Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Monday ahead of the Vidhan Sabha polls. </p><p>The encounter was still underway, when last reports came in. </p><p>The gunfight, in which commandos of the C-60 specialized combat unit of the Gadchiroli police and teams of the Central Reserve Police Force, were involved, took place along the Narayanpur area along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border. </p><p>As soon as the police and CRPF personnel reached the area where Maoists had gathered based on intelligence inputs, they faced indiscriminate fire from Naxalites. </p><p>The security personnel immediately retaliated and in the ensuing exchange of fire, five Maoists were killed. </p><p>The identities of the Naxalites have not yet been declared. </p><p>This is one of the big encounters in recent times. </p><p>On July 17, 12 Naxalites who died during a fierce encounter along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh boundary with the elite C-60 commando unit carried a bounty of Rs 86 lakh on their heads. </p><p>On 19 March, before the Lok Sabha polls, four Naxalites were gunned down.</p>