A suspected gangster has been killed in an ongoing gunfight with police in Shadnagar in Mehbubnagar district of Telangana.
The police have cordoned off the area and search is on for accomplices.
Alleged gangster Nayeemuddin is supected to have been involved in killing some top former Maoists. He was hiding in the house in Millennium Township in Shadnagar in Mahabubnagar district, about 60 km from Hyderabad.
The operation began on Monday morning when police were conducting searches in the town.
Armed policemen surrounded the house, following a tip-off about presence of the gangster.