India, May 12 -- RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh police on Monday said they have recovered the bodies of 31 suspected Maoists during 'Operation Sankalp' in the dense forests surrounding the Karregutta hills along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border. It is not clear when the Maoists were killed. Bijapur superintendent of police Jitendra Yadav said that detailed information regarding the operation will be shared during a press briefing in Bijapur on Wednesday.

Police said they have identified 20 of the 31 deceased Maoists and 11 of the 20 identified bodies have been handed over to their families after post-mortem examinations and completion of other legal formalities.

"The identification process for the remaining 11 bodies is underway. Once the pr...