District Police succeeded in eliminating a Maoist insurgent in an early Wednesday morning gun battle. They also seized arms, ammunition and explosives from the encounter site, police said.
Narayanpur superintendent of police Neelkanth Sahu informed that the district police had got the information that a group of insurgents was hiding in the jungles near Remawand village, some 20 km away from district headquarters, with a view to execute some major incident in the area.
The district police immediately dispatched a joint team of security forces which started encircling the area in a planned way. However, smelling the presence of police team near them the Maoists started indiscriminate firing.
The security forces after taking position immediately returned the fire resulting in an hour-long encounter. lastly, the Maoists fled the area taking advantage of hilly terrain and forests. During the post encounter search of the area, the police found body of an insurgent clad in Maoist dress. Efforts were on to establish his identity. Besides, one desi katta, 0ne pistol, 21 live cartridges, explosives and large quantity of items of daily use were also recovered from the spot.