By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/PHULABANI: It seems, Odisha DGP Abhay and his team is overpowering the outlawed leftwing guerrillas in dense forest of State’s Southern and South-Western Police ranges with security forcing gunning down as many as 4 rebels on Sunday in Kandhamal district.
Sources said the outlawed ultras exchanges heavy fire with security forces manning the southern police range posted at Kandhamal forest and the ultras fled away from the encounter site after losing 4 of their red comrades.
At least 4 Maoists were gunned down during an exchange of fire with security forces in a dense forest in Odisha”s Kandhamal district, DGP Abhay said.
In Kandhamal encounter, police said, acting on a tip-off, a team of Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel and District Voluntary Force (DVF) officers had launched a raid in the forest in Tumudibandha area of Kandhamal district early in the day.
As the security personnel approached their hideout, the Maoists opened fire and a gun battle ensued, leading to the death of the four rebels. A huge cache of arms and ammunition has been seized from the area, the DGP said.
All four of them are suspected to be members of the Bansadhara-Nagavali-Ghumusar division of the banned CPI (Maoist), he said, adding that a massive combing operation is underway in the area.Kandhamal SP Prateek Singh, who rushed to the site along with other senior police officers, said a woman cadre was among the Maoists killed in the encounter.
Congratulating the security forces, Chief Secretary A K Tripathy said the operation has strengthened Odisha’s resolve to fight extremism.”Congrats to Officers & Jawans of Odisha Police on successful ops in Kandhamal. Their brave action is much appreciated. Death of 4 Maoist confirmed. This strengthens our resolve to free our state from extremism and spur all round development in the state,” he tweeted.Earlier this week, a Maoist camp was busted and explosives seized by security personnel in Phiringia area of Kandhamal.
