<p class="title">Five Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Two jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were also injured in the gun-battle, they said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The exchange of fire took place around 6 am in the forest near Dhurbeda village, located around 20 km away from Orchha police station in the district. It occurred when a DRG team was out on a counter-insurgency operation," Director General of Police (DGP) D M Awasthi told PTI.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Acting on a specific intelligence input about the location of a Maoist training camp in the interior forest of Orchha, about 350 km from Raipur, a team of DRG raided the place, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The gunfight lasted for around one-and-a-half hour, following which the ultras disappeared into the dense forest, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"During search operations, bodies of five Naxals were recovered from the spot. Besides, a huge cache of weapons was also seized from there," the officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Two DRG personnel sustained injuries in the gunfight, he said, adding that efforts were on to move them from the forests.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Further details will be known once the patrolling team returns to its camp, he added. </p>
<p class="title">Five Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Two jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were also injured in the gun-battle, they said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The exchange of fire took place around 6 am in the forest near Dhurbeda village, located around 20 km away from Orchha police station in the district. It occurred when a DRG team was out on a counter-insurgency operation," Director General of Police (DGP) D M Awasthi told PTI.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Acting on a specific intelligence input about the location of a Maoist training camp in the interior forest of Orchha, about 350 km from Raipur, a team of DRG raided the place, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The gunfight lasted for around one-and-a-half hour, following which the ultras disappeared into the dense forest, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"During search operations, bodies of five Naxals were recovered from the spot. Besides, a huge cache of weapons was also seized from there," the officer said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Two DRG personnel sustained injuries in the gunfight, he said, adding that efforts were on to move them from the forests.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Further details will be known once the patrolling team returns to its camp, he added. </p>