Three Naxals were gunned down by police in Chhattisgarh's Sukma District on Wednesday.
It is reported that three guns, a tiffin bomb, wireless set, posters, banners, detonators, etc have also been seized from the site of the encounter.
Maoists operate in at least 20 states but are most active in the forested areas of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.