Kandhamal Maoist Encounter

Four Maoists, whose identity is unconfirmed, were killed on Sunday in an exchange of fire with the security forces in Odisha's Kandhamal district. Combing operations are on in the dense jungle areas to search for the group of 35-40 Maoists, armed with sophisticated weapons and heavy explosives, the police said.

At least four Maoists were gunned down during an exchange of fire with security forces in a dense forest in Odisha''s Kandhamal district on Sunday, a top police officer said.

A Maoist was killed today in a fresh encounter with security forces in Sudukumpa reserve forest of Odisha's Kandhamal district, taking the toll of the number of maoists killed in separate operations in the state since yesterday to seven.

A high alert has been sounded in the Maoist-affected southern Odisha districts, including Kandhamal and Gajapati, after the rebels suffered heavy casualty in an encounter with security forces along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border.

Four Maoists, whose identity is unconfirmed, were killed on Sunday in an exchange of fire with the security forces in Odisha's Kandhamal district. Combing operations are on in the dense jungle areas to search for the group of 35-40 Maoists, armed with sophisticated weapons and heavy explosives, the police said.

At least four Maoists were gunned down during an exchange of fire with security forces in a dense forest in Odisha''s Kandhamal district on Sunday, a top police officer said.

A Maoist was killed today in a fresh encounter with security forces in Sudukumpa reserve forest of Odisha's Kandhamal district, taking the toll of the number of maoists killed in separate operations in the state since yesterday to seven.

A high alert has been sounded in the Maoist-affected southern Odisha districts, including Kandhamal and Gajapati, after the rebels suffered heavy casualty in an encounter with security forces along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border.