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HYDERABAD: At least 10 left-wing extremists of the Telangana State Committee of CPI (Maoist) were killed in an encounter with the Greyhound anti-insurgency police force in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district on Friday.A Greyhound Commando who was injured in the operation died later in hospital. Police recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition including one AK-47, one SLR and five INSAS rifles.Hari Bhushan, a top Telangana State Committee leader, was among those killed. Bhushan was known for his military tactics.Police are yet to identify the other extremists killed in the gun battle which took place around 6.30am."The encounter took place in Andhra and Chhattisgarh borders while Greyhounds were conducting combing operations on specific information. We are yet to identify the Maoists killed in encounter. All of the ultras are state committee leaders and have huge reward on their heads," said an intelligence officer.Meanwhile, a member of the Revolutionary Writers Association Varavara Rao said what happened wasn't an encounter."The encounter is fake. Police caught them and tortured them and murdered them. A judicial probe has to be conducted." said Rao.