Three Naxals were gunned down and two surrendered before the 134 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Jharkhand Police on Monday in Palamu district.
The security force was carrying out Search and Destroy Operations (SADO) when an encounter with the Naxals took place under the Police Superintendent, Chhatarpur.
An AK-47 Rifle and two SLR-02 Rifles were also recovered. The search operations are still on.