BHUBANESWAR: In a major operation, 10 more Naxals were killed during an exchange of fire with the Odisha and Chhattisgarh police forces, along with the CRPF, in the Gariaband district of a neighboring state on Tuesday morning.Earlier, security personnel had neutralized two women cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) in the early hours of Monday as part of the ongoing operation.A significant cache of arms and ammunition, including a self-loading rifle and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), was recovered from the spot, according to DGP YB Khurania.Two Maoists gunned down by Odisha, Chhattisgarh policePolice reported that a search and cordon operation is still underway in the region.The 12 slain Maoists were reportedly members of the Mainpur-Nuapada division of the outlawed CPI (Maoist).Sources indicated that the operation was launched on Sunday night following information about the presence of several Maoists in the Kularighat reserve forest area, about five kilometers from Nuapada.The joint operation involved Odisha Police’s Special Operations Group, the E-30 Force of Chhattisgarh Police, and the CRPF.
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