Bodies of five policemen were recovered on Thursday from Balmeta area of Dantewada district where a police party was ambushed by Naxals.
Police sources said bodies of Jagargunda Station House Officer Hemant Singh and four others were recovered from the area, where Naxals ambushed a police party.
At least 12 policemen were feared killed in the attack.
Search has been intensified to trace the remaining seven police personnel, the sources said.
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