Phulbani: Security personnel deployed in anti-Naxal Operation Wednesday detected a Maoist camp in Kandhamal district, said a source.
A source in DGP office said that the security personnel recovered one .303 rifle, two other rifles, electric wire, tiffin IEDs, pregnancy kit and other Maoist articles.
The source further said that on reliable intelligence input about the presence of a group of armed cadres of about 20-22 outlawed CPI (Maoist) in a forest under Tumudibandh police limits of Kandhamal district and their plan to carry out subversive attacks, an operation was launched in the area by Special Operation Group (SOG) and district police.
The operational team came across a group of Maoists Wednesday morning.
On seeing the police team, Maoists allegedly started indiscriminate fire upon the police team. The security personnel retaliated the fire leading to an exchange that continued for about half an hour.
Taking advantage of the jungle terrain Maoists managed to escape.
Blood stains were found at the spot suggesting injury to a few Maoist cadres in this exchange of fire.
Senior officers are monitoring the development. Combing operation in the area is underway. More SOG and CRPF teams have been deployed to intensify the operation.
UNI