Malkangiri: Two Maoists were gunned down in an encounter with security forces at Rasotanga village in Sukama district along Odisha-Chhattisgarh border on Monday.
The encounter took place this morning when the forces were out on an anti-Maoist operation. Sensing trouble, the Maoists started firing on them leading to a gun battle in which two rebels were killed.
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Security personnel recovered guns and explosives and several other Maoist items from the spot. Combing and search operations have been intensified in the region, Sukma ASP Jitendra Shukla informed.
