India, July 18 -- At least six Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests of Abujhmad in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, police said on Friday.

"The operation, launched based on intelligence inputs, is still underway," a statement issued by the police said.

The six bodies of Maoists were brought to the district headquarters and are yet to be identified. "Joint teams of security personnel comprising the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) launched a search operation in the region after receiving inputs about the presence of Maoist cadres," inspector general of police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P said.

"Intermittent exchange of fire between Maoists a...