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Police kill at least 37 Maoist militants in central IndiaRajendra JadhavMUMBAI, India (Reuters) - The number of Maoist militants killed in an ambush by Indian security forces has risen to 37 after more bodies were pulled out of a river on Tuesday, authorities said.After a four-hour gun battle on Sunday, some 16 militants, including women, were found dead, but police said an unknown number had been shot as they tried to escape into the Indravati river. Their bloated bodies began to surface on Monday.“We pulled 15 dead bodies from the river on Monday and Tuesday,†said Prashant Diwate, a police spokesman in Gadchiroli. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-militants-maoists/police-kill-at-least-37-maoist-militants-in-central-india-idUSKBN1HV0NV