The forces surprised the Maoists, and a joint team of Greyhounds and Odisha police killed 24 Maoists (until Monday) including some leaders carrying rewards on their heads. “The Greyhounds committed some mistakes in 2008 which they seem to have corrected this time. The intelligence officer said the cut-off area had been out of bounds for forces for a long time. Earlier they would sneak into mainland when forces made a movement in cut-off area and then go back. “By next June, the Gurupriyo bridge will be complete and then forces can move with full might into the cut-off area from Odisha,” Mahapatra said.

Source: Indian Express October 25, 2016 20:30 UTC