As many as 15 policemen were killed after Maoists triggered an IED device in Lendari in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on Wednesday. Maoists ambushed the policemen after the vehicle (MH33T0483) they were travelling in was blown up due to the impact of the blast. A total of twenty-five commandos were travelling in the vehicle. Reports said a fierce gunbattle is still going on between the forces and Maoists in Gadchiroli.