India, Nov. 19 -- Seven more Maoists were killed on Wednesday in Andhra Pradesh's Maredumilli forests, a day after security forces dealt a major blow to the Left Wing insurgency, with the killing of a top insurgent commander and five other insurgents there on Tuesday.

Maoist central committee member Thippiri Tirupati alias Devji, who took over as the general secretary after Namballa Kesava Rao alias Basavaraju's killing in May this year, is believed to be among the seven slain Maoists.

Andhra Pradesh's additional director general (intelligence) Mahesh Chandra Laddha said the seven were killed in an exchange of fire with the forces involved in a combing operation in Maredumilli after Tuesday's gun battle.

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