Malkangiri: At least 21 Maoists including their top leaders were killed in a major encounter at Malkangiri in Odisha near the border with Andhra Pradesh, early on Monday. Two policemen were also injured.
Late last night, Greyhound commandos of the Andhra Pradesh in joint operation with Odisha police attacked a Maoist camp deep in the forests, where at least 50-60 Maoists had gathered for a meeting, an official said.
Police say they were tipped off about a meeting of top Maoists officials in the area. Search and combing operations were on since late last night.
"Now 21 bodies of the Maoists have been recovered. The search operation is still on," police said.
A top Maoist leader Gajala Ravi, Dakuri Venkat Ramana, Uday And Ganesh were killed in the encounter.
Weapons including four AK-47s and three self-loading rifles were seized from the encounter site in the forest, some 640 kilometres from the state capital Bhubaneswar.
Malkangiri is among the districts worst-affected by Maoist violence in the country.
Late last night, Greyhound commandos of the Andhra Pradesh in joint operation with Odisha police attacked a Maoist camp deep in the forests, where at least 50-60 Maoists had gathered for a meeting, an official said.
Police say they were tipped off about a meeting of top Maoists officials in the area. Search and combing operations were on since late last night.
A top Maoist leader Gajala Ravi, Dakuri Venkat Ramana, Uday And Ganesh were killed in the encounter.
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Malkangiri is among the districts worst-affected by Maoist violence in the country.
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