<span style="color: #222222;">In Chhattisgarh, two Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with joint team of security forces last night in Bastar division. According to the Superintendent of police of Dantewada district Abhishek Pallav, a joint team of District Reserve Guard and police was on a search operation in Kirandul area.<br />'' <br />''An encounter took place between Security forces and Maoists in the jungles of Kutrem. After the gun battle, bodies of two Maoists were recovered from the spot. Police also recovered a 12 bore rifle and a pistol from the encounter site.</span>