At least two Maoists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in the bordering areas of Odisha’s Malkangiri district and neighbouring Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Tuesday.
As per reports, acting on a specific input from reliable sources about the ambush of around 10-12 red ultras at Tadmetla and Duled forest areas under Chintagufa police station limit, a joint team of the District Reserve Guard and the Central Reserve Police Force launched a combing operation in the area.
When the patrolling team was cordoning off the area, an exchange of fire broke out between the two sides. In the process, two Maoists were killed. The joint team of security personnel suspects that more Maoists might have been killed or injured in the operation.
The exchange of fire went on for nearly two hours after which the Maoists retreated from the place. Two guns and explosives were seized from the spot. The search and combing operations are still on.
“Acting on an input, a joint team of security personnel launched the operation. The red ultras opened fire on the security personnel first. In exchange of fire by the security personnel, two Maoists died. After guns fell silent, bodies of two Maoists, a 12 bore double-barrel rifle and a pistol were recovered from the spot,” said Sukma Additional SP Prabhat Kumar.
“More investigation into the Maoist’s presence and activities in the area are currently underway,” he added.