India, Nov. 11 -- Two suspected Maoists were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the police in the forests of Koraput district after the Special Operations Group came under attack, police said.

The bodies of the suspected Maoists were found in the Malipadar forested area under Gupteswar gram panchayat in Koraput district's Boipariguda block on Friday morning, said deputy inspector general of police (south-western range), Pandit Rajesh Uttamrao said.

"Based upon reliable information, a team of SOG conducted an anti-Maoist operation in the forests of Atalguda, Malipadar and Badlipahad villages under Boipariguda police station on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. During this time, the team came across 10-15 Maoists camping in t...