Two Maoists including a woman were killed in an exchange of fire between security forces and the Maoists at Singaram forest area near Diguvajanabha on the Andhra-Odisha (AOB) border in early hours of Sunday, officials said in a press release.
"The Odisha district voluntary force and special operations group has gunned down the Maoists and a huge cache of explosives seized from the spot. Further search and combing operation have been intensified in the area," the release said.
Earlier, a woman Maoist was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces near a village under Gochhapada police limits in Kandhamal district on December 11. On the basis of a reliable input, two units of SOG and DVF launched an operation in the area on December 9.
( With inputs from ANI )
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