PHULBANI: The police on Thursday
exchanged fire with Maoists in Kalitota forest near Nuagaon area under the
Kotagarh police station in Kandhamal district when the police were continuing
their combing operations in the forest.
According to reports, the Maoists
suddenly opened fire on the armed policemen, who were engaged in the combing
operation in the border of Kandhamal and Rayagada district, in the Kalitota
forest in the morning.
Then the policemen launched a
counter attack and that led to the gunfight. The fight did continue in then
forest for 20 minutes, said
Kandhamal SP Kanwar Vishal Singh.
“Till now, we have no information
about the casualty”, Singh said, adding that the encounter was still going on.
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