A group of Maoists opened fire on a police team in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district this evening, police said.
The team, consisting of personnel from C-60, a special anti-Maoist unit, came under fire while patrolling near Kosni village in Etepalli taluka, they said.
The police promptly returned the fire and the encounter lasted for 15 to 20 minutes, but there was no report of any casualty on either side, they said.
The entire area has been cordoned off and a search launched to nab the extremists, the police added.
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