Gadchiroli encounter: 37 Maoists killed in 48 hours; top 10 developments

State security forces on Sunday launched an aggressive assault on Maoists in Kasansur village of Gadchiroli; Maoists' bloated bodies have been found floating on the Indravati river

In an encounter with the C-60 squad of the Maharashtra police and CRPF, at least 37 Maoists have been gunned down in the past 48 hours in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. Several bloated bodies were pulled out of the Indravati River. The state security forces had on Sunday launched an aggressive assault on Maoists in Kasansur village of Gadchiroli, with continuous weapon firefight for nearly four hours claiming the lives of 16 ambushed Naxals. 

On Monday night, 15 more ultra-left insurgents were gunned down in another fresh gunfight in the Kapewancha area in Rajaram Kahnhila village of Jimlagatta region,