Updated On: 21 May, 2021 07:00 PM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
According to Sandip Patil, Deputy Inspector General of police (DIG), Gadchiroli, the operation was a huge success for Maharashtra Police and there is a possibility that more Naxals were wiped out in the encounter

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At least 13 Naxals, including seven women cadres were killed in an encounter with police in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra early on Friday, officials said.
Bodies of the 13 Naxals were recovered on Friday from the forest area of Etapalli in Gadchiroli district where an encounter took place between the C-60 unit of Maharashtra Police and Naxals.