Bijapur, Sept. 12 -- Two naxalites were neutralised in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur during an encounter with security forces, officials informed on Friday.

A .303 rifle, large quantities of explosives and other weapons have been recovered.

While the exact location of the security forces is not revealed, officials said that they had launched a search operation in the south-west region of Bijapur district.

More details on the encounter will be given later on, officials said.

Earlier on Thursday, security forces neutralised neutralising 10 naxals, including senior commander and Central Committee (CC) member Manoj. 10 weapons recovered from the area t oo.

On Thursday, Inspector General (IG) Raipur Range, Amresh Mishra, said, "Encounter is unde...