Members of a family flee Enayatpur, after witnessing the gunbattle between CPI (M) supporters and Maoists on Monday. The activists of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janashadharaner Committee laid siege to the CPI (M) office in Inayatpur and opened fire on Monday evening. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
Bunkers built on the roof of the CPI(M) office at Enayatpur were used by party supporters to engage in combat with the Maoists. The Joint Force started combing operations in the forest at Enayatpur, nearly 15 km away from Medinipur. This area was not covered by the operation conducted in Lalgarh, about 25 km away. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury.
Joint Force personnel started combing operations in the forests at Enayatpur on Tuesday. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury.
Faces of fear. Villagers belonging to Enayatpur are terror-stricken. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury.
Para-military personnel keep vigil on Tuesday, several hours after exchange of fire at Enayatpur, which is about 15 km away from Medinipur in West Medinipur district of West Bengal. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury.
Members of the Joint Force display arrows and bullets found in the forests, believed to have been left behind by Maoists. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
Personnel from the Joint Force enter forested areas in Enayatpur, about 15 km from Medinipur and in the vicinity of Lalgarh. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
Footwear believed to belong to Maoist cadres is found in the forests, during the combing operations by Joint Force personnel on Tuesday. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
Scene of the gun battle. The Enayatpur CPI (M) party office which was attacked by the Maoists on Monday evening. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury.
Shell-shocked. A villager of Enayatpur, which is gripped by fear after the exchange of fire. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury.