Seven Maoists, including three women, were killed in a fresh encounter in Andhra Pradesh’s Maredumilli area, a day after six Maoists were gunned down in the same region

A day after six Maoists were gunned down at Maredumilli in Andhra Pradesh, seven more died in another exchange of fire in the vicinity on Wednesday, police said.

Addressing a press conference in Vijayawada, Mahesh Chandra Laddha, ADGP, Intelligence said three women were among those died today. Read More

"In continuation with Tuesday's operation, seven Maoists have died until now (on Wednesday), according to information received from the field," Laddha said, adding that today's operation occurred about 7 km away from the initial exchange of fire (EOF) site on Tuesday.

According to the senior officer, the seven Maoists

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