7 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh

seven suspected Maoist rebels in a raid on a jungle camp yesterday, police said. The far-left rebels in the central state of Chhattisgarh are part of a long-standing conflict that has left tens of thousands dead since the 1960s. They were in a camp in dense forest in Rajnandgaon district, some 70 kilometres from the state capital Raipur. Chhattisgarh is mineral rich but among India's poorest states, and guerrillas are demanding greater rights over land and resources.