Three Maoists killed in encounter

Three Maoists were killed in an encounter that took place on a hill near Kiramba village in Doraguda area of Rayagada district on Friday morning.

According to the police, the exchange of fire took place at around 5.30 am when a joint group of security personnel from the District Volunteer Force (DVF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) led by Rayagada Superintendent of Police Rajesh Pandit reached near the Maoist camp.

The security personnel took about seven hours to reach the hilltop where the Maoists, belonging to the extended Kashipur-Niyamgiri Area Committee of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist), had been running the training camp. The police had gathered prior information about the existence of a Maoist training camp, according to the police.

The firing from both sides lasted for about 30 minutes when the Maoists fled the spot with about four of their injured cadres.

Apart from the three bodies of Maoists, the police recovered two country-made weapons and other materials such as grocery, literature and clothes.