Four naxals shot dead in AP

Four naxals belonging to two different outfits were killed in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari and Warangal districts on Saturday.

Two naxals belonging to the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist Janashakti were killed in an exchange of fire with the police at a place near a village in Polavaram mandal in West Godavari district, a police spokesman said.

Six others had fled from the spot, the spokesman said. He added that seven weapons and kitbags were recovered from the site.

In another encounter at the Bhupalpally area in Warangal district, two members of the Praja Pratighatana, another naxal outfit, were killed by the police. The encounter took place after police stormed their hide-out in the early hours of Saturday. The extremists were identified as Suresh and Hanumanthu.

Three weapons--two carbines and a countrymade 9-mm pistol-- were recovered  from the encounter spot.