Nabarangpur: An anti-Maoist operation was launched in the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border area, informed the Odisha Police on Wednesday.
Based on intelligence inputs, the anti-Maoist operation was launched in Raighar (Nabarangpur)–Sobha (Gariyabandh, Chhattisgarh) border area last night by two units of Special Operations Group (SOG) of the police.
At around 9.30 AM on Wednesday, the operational teams came across a group of about 20 to 25 armed CPI (Maoist) cadres including Murli (CCM), Kartik (SCM), Guddu (SCM), Akash (ACM), Nandal (ACM) and others at east of village Saibin Kachhar in Udanti sanctuary under Sobha PS of Gariyabandh district of Chhattisgarh.
On seeing the operational team, armed Maoists started firing at the police party. On being fired upon Police returned the fire. The exchange of fire continued for about half an hour. Taking advantage of the terrain and dense forest, Maoists managed to escape from the camp.
Huge quantity of camp articles has been seized in the operation. Senior officers are monitoring the situation. Meanwhile, combing have been intensified in the area, the police informed.
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