Malkangiri, Mar 19: At least two Maoists were killed in an encounter with police in a forest on the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border on Tuesday. A large quantity of ammunition was also seized from the spot, police said.

According to Dantewada DSP Krishna Kumar Chandrakar, two Naxalites were killed in an encounter at Dantewada's Bijapur border area of Odisha and Chhattisgarh today. During the search, the police seized two knuckle dusters, a large quantity of ammunition.

The encounter took place in the forest of Purangel, Gampur, under the Kirandul police station area, he added.

In the encounter, the bodies of a male Maoist and a female Maoist were recovered and their identification is being done, said the DSP.

He further said that there is a strong possibility of many Naxalites getting injured in the encounter.

Giving information about the incident, DSP Krishna Kumar Chandrakar said that on March 18, information was received about the presence of armed Maoists in the forest of Purangel Gampur under the Kirandul police station area. After which, DRG and Bastar Fighters (BFR) Dantewada, and the Young Platoon of CRPF battalions 111, 230 and 231, in a joint effort, set out on an anti-Naxal operation in which two Naxal were killed.

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"The search operation is going on in the area," Krishna Kumar Chandrakar added.

Further details are awaited.

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