At least two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed and five others injured in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Narkasa forest area in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on September 15, reports India Today. On specific information received about a Maoist build-up in Gyarapatti area in Dhanora taluka (revenue sub-division) the security personnel rushed to the spot when they came under heavy fire from a group of 20-25 Maoists, Gadchiroli Police said in a release. "The firing continued for about half an hour. We later found bodies of two Naxals, including a woman. We also found a carbine, a one-bore rifle, several rounds of ammunition, binoculars, walkie-talkie set, a transistor, and items of daily use," a Police official said, adding that around four to five Maoists were apparently injured in the skirmish. The slain Maoists are identified as Lalsu alias Shantaram Devrao Gawde, a resident of Dhanora and platoon party committee member of company no 4, and the woman cadre as Samila from Bastar in Chhattisgarh. Both the slain Maoists carried rewards of INR 400,000 each on their heads, Police said.