Top Maoist leader Milind Teltumbde with Rs 50 lakh bounty on his head was among the 26 Naxals killed in an encounter with police in the jungles of Gyarapatti in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil said.

Total 26 bodies were recovered which includes 20 gents and 6 ladies. Three police personal who received minor injuries have been hospitalised. The top Naxals who were killed included the head of MMC zone Milind Teltumbde, who had a reward of Rs 50 lakh on his head and Korchi Dalam Commander Kishan/Jaiman with Rs
8 lakh reward on him. The search operation is underway and some bodies are yet to be identified.