Autopsies were performed on the bodies of nine Maoists who were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh yesterday, police said.
The bodies, earlier brought to Bhadrachalam in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, were taken back to Kunta in Chhattisgarh where post-mortem procedures were conducted and they were then handed over to family members, a senior police officer said.
–Agencies