Two Maoists were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Sunday, the police said.

The incident took place around 8 am in the forest of Pamed village in the district, said Deputy Inspector General (anti-Naxal operations) P Sundarraj.

Another rebel was injured in the skirmish that took place around 5.30 am at a forest in Daulikarka village when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation.

When the security forces were cordoning off the forest area at Pamed, the gun-battle broke out, he said.

"After the guns fell silent, bodies of two ultras were recovered from the spot," the police official said.A militia member of Maoists was also found injured at the spot and was shifted to a local hospital, he had said.

A few weapons were also recovered from the spot, he said, adding more details were awaited as the search operation was still underway in the area.