A woman Maoist cadre was gunned down while three others surrendered following a gun battle between the security forces and the Red rebels in the wee hours of Friday at the Andrapali forest in the cutoff Chitrakonda region in the district.
Reports said the encounter took place during a joint operation launched in the area by Odisha’s Special Operations Group (SOG) and Andhra Pradesh’s Greyhound personnel.
A Carbine and a huge quantity of Maoist items were seized from the spot.
“Acting on a tipoff regarding presence of a Maoist camp in the area, a joint operation was conducted by SOG and Greyhound jawans at around 2 am. An exchange of fire between the security forces and the Maoists that lasted for several hours ended early this morning after the death of the woman Maoist, who was wanted in several cases of Maoist violence”, informed ADG (Operations) RP Koche.
A search operation in the area to nab other Red rebels is underway, informed Malkangiri SP Jagmohan Meena.