Two Maoists were killed on Tuesday in a fierce encounter with the security forces in a forest area near Makeri village under the Gocchapada police station in Kandhamal district.
The gun battle took place in a forest near the border of Boudh district. Special Operations Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel had spotted the Maoists during a combing operation. When the ultras opened fire at them, they retaliated in self-defence in which the two Maoists were killed, police said.
Some arms and ammunition were seized from the encounter site,
Meanwhile, the security personnel intensified the combing operation in the region to trace the fleeing Maoists.
On November 24, two women Maoists of ACM rank carrying cash awards of Rs 4 lakh each on their heads each had been gunned down in an exchange of fire with the SOG in Gandhamardhan Hills of Balangir district.