Tag: Maoists

Sources said that one Deputy Superintendent Of Police has also sustained critical injuries in the encounter. The DSP has been admitted to Bhima Bhoi hospital in Bolangir.

While two Maoists were killed, others managed to escape deep in the forest. There were no reports of any casualty among Greyhounds personnel.

On Tuesday, senior Odisha Police officials informed that the alert has been extended to two more districts bordering Chhattisgarh.

Sharing details about the encounter, Nabarangpur SP S Sushree said, “Two SOG teams of Odisha police launched an ant-Maoist operation on Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. A gunfight broke out between the police personnel and 20-25 armed ultras during the operation which lasted for around half-an-hour.”

The slain Maoist commander has been identified as Gautam Paswan.

Surayam Majhi and his wife Pabitra surrendered in 2007 to join the mainstream of the society.

It is suspected that the explosives were hidden in the dump by the ultras with the intention of targeting the security personnel in the region.

The large congregation of the Maoists had some top cadre leaders. They took out a rally carrying firearms, dancing to the beats of the drums. The rally culminated at Etraj hill in the district. 

As per reports, a group of rebels picked up Nagesh from his home and later killed him by firing at him. In a poster, the Mainpur-Nuapada Division of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) mentioned that Nagesh along with some forest department officials was involved in cutting down trees and creating land for rehabilitating people.

The Maoist prisoner has been identified as Azad. Once, he was a top Maoist leader and was wanted in several cases including the killing of VHP leader Swami Laxamananda Saraswati.

The trio was active members of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of CPI (Maoist). 

A total 907 people, including 467 active militia men surrendered, Malkangiri superintendent of police Nitesh Wadhwani said. These men hail from different villages bordering Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, which were once known as the stronghold of the red rebels.

It is pertinent to mention here that earlier on November 11, two female Maoists were neutralised by security forces in Balangir’s Gandhamardhan Mountain. The Maoists had a bounty of Rs 4 lakh each and they hailed from Chhattisgarh. As many as five female cadres have been gunned down in the last three months.

The deceased has been identified as Lalabati Majhi.

The gunfight took place in a forest close to Jal Mahadev Temple under Khaprakhol police station limits after security personnel of Odisha's elite Special Operation Group (SOG) and Bolangir district voluntary force (DVF) spotted a Maoist camp during a combing operation.