Visakhapatnam (AP), Oct. 24 (PTI): Police commandos gunned down 21 Maoists in an exchange of fire in Malkangiri forest area on the border of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh early on Monday, a top police officer here said. Sources said Gajarla Ravi aka Uday, and Chalapati, both high-ranking leaders, were suspected to be among those killed. Singh, said the commandos acted on a tip-off that around 30 rebels had gathered close to the border with Andhra Pradesh. Sambasiva Rao said combing operation would continue as there was information that there were some more Maoists roaming in the region. Unless we identify them, we can't exactly tell who is there,” Sambasiva Rao, AP’s director general of police, said.

Source: The Telegraph October 24, 2016 05:43 UTC