Visakhapatnam: Six to seven Maoists , including top leaders, were killed in a fresh exchange of fire between Maoists and police in Andhra Pradesh 's Alluri Sitharamaraju district on Wednesday.

The encounter took place in the Meredumilli forest area, where top Maoist commander Madvi Hidma, his wife and four other Maoists were killed on Tuesday, police sources said.

All the slain Maoists are believed to be from Chhattisgarh.

Nineteen Maoists had escaped during Tuesday's encounter, and the security forces were continuing the combing operation in the area and the exchange of fire on Wednesday morning is said to be a continuation of the same.

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Some top Maoist leaders are believed to have been killed in the latest exchang

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