Koraput/Bhubaneswar: Two hardcore Maoists including the area commander of Jhanjabati division were killed on Thursday by security personnel in a fierce gunbattle inside the Badamaturu forests under Bandhugaon police limits. The police has failed to identify the other woman cadre. The two deadbodies were brought from Bandgugaon to Koraput today. The area commander of the CPI(Maoist) has been identified as Sitru alias Kamii Reddy. The police said that Kammi Redyy used other aliases like Belagala and Raghu for operations. Sitru was the area commander of Jhanjabati division of CPI(Maoist).