<span style="color: #222222;">In Chhattisgarh, 10 Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district in Bastar region today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Director General of Police DM Awasthi said that a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was on an anti-Naxal operation in Maad area after receiving an intelligence input about the presence of Maoists in that area. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The encounter took place near Taalibod village. After the encounter, the bodies of 10 Uniformed Maoists along with 11 weapons have been recovered from the spot.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">After the encounter the reinforcement has been sent to the area.</span>