23 Maoists dead in AP - Orissa border encounter

Andhra Pradesh and Orissa border witnessed an encounter attack in which 23 Maoists were declared dead. It is known that the border region of AP and Orissa were having higher concentration of Maoists and the Police departments of both the states decided to go for the encounter attack.

AP DGP Sambhasiva Rao mentioned that Greyhound and Special Police participated from Andhra Pradesh side in this operation. Special Police forces from Orissa too participated in this operation along with Andhra Pradesh Police forces to fight against the Maoists.

The encounter took place for the entire night and 18 Maoists were said to be dead while few Policemen were injured. They were immediately taken to the hospital in helicopter for treatment. 4 AK47s, 15 303Riffles, 2 SLRs and few landmines were taken into custody by the Police forces. Additional forces were being deployed to clean the area completely.