India, Feb. 14 -- As many as 28 of the 31 suspected Maoists killed in an encounter in Bijapur on February 9 have been identified, the Chhattisgarh police said on Friday, adding that 17 among them were men and the rest women.

The 28 identified Maoists including the alleged mastermind behind the January 6 IED blast that killed eight security personnel and a civilian had a combined bounty of Rs.1.10 crore on their heads, a police officer said.

Among those killed was Hunga Karma, the secretary of the west Bastar division of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), who had a Rs.8 lakh bounty on his head, said Sundarraj P, the inspector general (IG) of police for the Bastar Range.

Karma, also known as Sonku, was allegedly responsible fo...