India, July 26 -- Three suspected Maosits were killed in a gun battle with security forces under in Jharkhand's Gumla district on Saturday, people aware of the development said.

The three deceased are suspected to be members of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the outlawed CPI (Maoists), a police officer, aware of the developments, said.

The encounter took place on Saturday morning under the Ghaghra police station limits. "Currently search operation is on. We have received three bodies till now. identification of the deceased would be done in due process," a senior Jharkhand police officer said.

The security forces recovered three automatic rifles including an AK-47 from the site, he added.

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