Maoists, police exchange fire in AOB, 3 Maoists gunned down

Cross firings took place between police and Maoists in the Agency areas along the Andhra-Odisha border (AOB).

Police and Maoists opened fire in a forest area on the Visakhapatnam border in AP and Malkangiri in Odisha.

However, during the encounter, three Maoists were gunned down.The Maoists detonated landmines targeting combing security forces in the Tulsipahad forest area of ​​Malkangiri district on the Andhra-Odisha border.

However, several policemen were seriously injured, but they narrowly escaped the blast.The security forces are continuing combing operation for the Maoists continues.

Security forces are searching in the Tulsipahad forest area.Agency areas police in Visakhapatnam were also alerted in the wake of the encounter.

The Odisha DGP said that the dead Maoists were members of the AOB SZC Malkangiri-Koraput-Visakhapatnam Border Division.However, the full details of the dead Maoists are yet to be known.

At the same time, there were cross firings between the police and the Maoists.The Odisha DGP confirmed that three Maoists were killed in the encounter.

It is reported that arrangements were made to evacuate the severely injured police personnel in the Maoist-planted landmine blast in a helicopter to the hospital.Currently, they are receiving treatment in hospitals.

On the other hand, heavy security forces deployed on the Odisha border.