Bombs were recovered from the bodies of three of the 10 security personnel brought for autopsy at a Ranchi hospital today, reports CNN IBN. The doctors conducting the autopsy have called the bomb disposal squad. The Ranchi SSP said the X-ray revealed a bomb inside the bodies. Home ministry sources said the bombs could go off with minimum pressure.

At least 17 security personnel and two Maoists were killed in the ongoing gun battle, which started on Monday at Karmatiya forest in Jharkhand's Latehar district.

Around 300 CRPF and Jharkhand Jaguar jawans went deep into the Karmatiya jungles, about 250 km from Ranchi as part of a combing operation when Maoists started indiscriminate firing from tree tops and hills.Kranti Kumar, superintendent of police, said two soldiers were still missing.

Acting on a tip-off that a large number of Maoists had assembled in the jungle, four companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) rushed to the spot to nab them. But they were ambushed on the way.

"We received information that nearly 250 Maoist cadres, including some senior members, have assembled there. We went to catch them. But Maoist got wind of our campaign. They ambushed us. A fierce gun battle took place," Kumar said. The ultras blew up bodies of two security personnel by blasting landmine. In that blast three civilians were also wounded."