In the first encounter on Monday evening, one Maoist was killed and six others were killed on Tuesday when reinforcement party had gone to the spot. There may be more rebels killed and injured as the encounter was fierce. Meanwhile, the police party would return and verify the identity of dead Maoists. But with cadres carrying rifles like 303, they would surely be ranking high in the Maoist cadre.He said, "Joint forces of 2000 personnel were out as part of Operation Prahaar II and as of now there's no information of casualty or any harm to security personnel. "Also, a huge cache of explosives, dynamite, uniforms etc were seized from interiors of Sukma-Bijapur and Telanghana borders.

Source: Times of India November 07, 2017 14:12 UTC