Altogether seven firearms have been recovered from the encounter site, he said.
More than two decades after deserting their village due to Maoists, around 25 tribal families are planning to return to their native place in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district.
Seventeen security persons were injured in a powerful landmine blast between Remavand and Gulumpodo villages in Narayanpur district, the police said on Friday.
The survey will benefit a population of at least 35,000, mainly tribals, to get patta (title deed) for the land they were possessing.