A top Maoist leader and his wife were shot dead in a gun battle with the police in Andhra Pradesh, officials said on Thursday.
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The slain Maoists have been identified as Chandramouli alias Devanna, a central committee member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, and Jyotakka, also a party member.
The incident took place in Pansapalli village, about 500 km from Hyderabad, on Wednesday night.
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