Two naxals including a woman were killed in an encounter with the security forces on Thursday morning in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, 900 km from Mumbai, police said. The gun battle took place in the area under Sawargaon police outpost limits in Dhanora tehsil around 6 am, said an official.

The police had information that more than 50 naxals had gathered in the forest near Morchul, said Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Ankit Goyal. As a team of C-60 commandos, a special combat unit of the Gadchiroli police, and other security personnel reached the area, naxals opened fire, he said.