Nine more bodies of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered on April 3 morning in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh, bringing the total number of Maoists killed in the gun battle in the forest between Lendra and Korcholi villages under the Gangaloor Police Station limits on April 2 to 13, reports The Times of India. "The identity of the dead Maoists was yet to be ascertained, but prima facie, it appears that they belonged to the PLGA (People's Liberation Guerrilla Army) company no. 2 of Maoists," a senior Police official said. Police previously reported the seizure of weapons including a Light Machine Gun (LMG), a .303 rifle, and a 12-bore gun, along with a substantial quantity of barrel grenade launchers, shells, and other arms and ammunition from the site. It is to be noted here that Bijapur District falls within the Bastar Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) constituency, scheduled to vote in the initial phase of the general elections on April 19.