Gariaband, Sept. 11 -- Security forces have neutralised 10 Naxals, including senior commander and Central Committee (CC) member Manoj alias Modem Balkrishna, during an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Gariyaband district, according to an official on Thursday.

Earlier in the day, Inspector General (IG) Raipur Range, Amresh Mishra, said, "Encounter is underway between security forces and Naxals in Gariaband with intermittent exchange of firing. A few naxals are likely dead."

More details are awaited.

Earlier in the day, in a similar incident, security forces neutralised one naxal in an encounter in the Kanker-Narayanpur border area.

Officials identified the naxal as the PLGA Military Company 05 member who had a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his hea...