Seven naxalites, including an accused in the killing of JMM MP Sunil Mahto, were killed in an encounter with security forces at Phuljore in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.

Five men and two women naxalites were among those killed in the gunbattle, DIG (Kolhan) Manoj Mishra, said.
Two ultras were killed in an exchange of fire with Nagarik Suraksha Samiti (NSS), a vigilance organisation formed by villagers with tacit support of the district police, at Phuljhore bordering Orissa, Mishra said.