Bastar, April 16 -- Two hardcore Naxals were killed in an encounter near the Kondagaon-Narayanpur border in Chhattisgarh, said an official.

Bastar Inspector General (IG) of Police, Sundarraj P. said, "Two hardcore Naxals were killed in an encounter at the Kondagaon-Narayanpur border. AK-47 and two bodies were recovered. Search operations underway."

According to IG Bastar, P Sundarraj, an AK-47 rifle and the bodies of the two Naxals were recovered from the spot.

Security forces are still carrying out a search operation in the area.

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