Kanker, Apr 16: As many as 18 Maoists were reportedly killed in an encounter between Naxalites and Police in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.Three security personnel also sustained injuries after an encounter broke out between the police and Naxalites.

The encounter is underway in the forest area of the Chhotebethiya police station limits, Kanker Superintendent of Police, IK Elesela, said.
Further details are awaited.

Seven AK series rifles and three light machine guns have been recovered from the place of occurrence.

Last month, another encounter broke out between naxalites and security forces in Kanker district. One Naxal was killed in the encounter. The police also recovered one gun, explosives and other materials.

In a separate incident, a Naxalite was killed during an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Dantwada district.