Indian security forces killed 31 Maoist rebels in the forests of Chhattisgarh.
Two Indian commandos were killed in the war, and two security forces were injured, police said.
Chhattisgarh has seen the long -term rebellion of the Maoists, saying they are fighting for the rights of the poor.
Sunday conflicts have been one of the worst conflicts since the government raised its efforts to suppress the rebellion that has been operating since the 1960s.
“So far, the bodies of 31 Maoists have been recovered,” Senior police officer Sunderraj Pattingam said.
The number of deaths may rise as police are taking action in the area.
Police said they confiscated attacks and grenades from the bodies of the deceased insurgents.
The clashes took place in the forests of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.
India’s Home Minister Amit Shah said the government expects to suppress the rebellion by 2026, saying the move was a “big victory.”
The rebels were inspired by Chinese Revolutionary leader Mao Sethung. They say they are fighting for the communist regime and have more rights for the tribal and the rural poor.
The rebellion began in the late 1960s in the state of West Bengal, and then spread more than one -third of the 600 districts of India.
The insurgents control the large parts of many states in the “red corridor” that extends from the northeast to Central India.
In recent years, major military and police attacks have thrown insurgents to their forest fortress, and violent conditions have fallen.
But the conflicts between the security forces and the rebels are even more common, killing a large number of people every year.
According to government data, the repression of security forces last year killed about 287 rebels last year – the majority in Chhattisgarh. It is believed that over 10,000 people have died since the 1960s.
