An exchange of fire took place between security forces and Maoists suspected from Chhattisgarh in Kandhamal district of Odisha on Monday morning.
According to Kandhamal Superintendent of Police Kunwar Vishal Singh, this exchange of fire occurred at around 5 a.m. at a remote location near a hill in Gochhapada area. Since Sunday a troupe of District Voluntary Force had launched an anti-Maoist operation in the area following intelligence reports that some Maoist cadres from Chhattisgarh were moving around in the region to recruit new cadres and increase support base.
No police personnel were injured during this exchange of fire. Losses on the Maoist side had also not been ascertained. Search operation is still continuing, the SP said.
