SAA event in Odisha, Malkangiri District area, India on Tue 12th October 2021

Three Community Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including two women cadres have been shot dead in an encounter during a gunfight near Tulsi Pahad (Hill) under Maithili Police limits in Malkangiri District of Odisha on October 12 (today), reports Kalinga TV. Reportedly, a combing operation by a joint team of District Voluntary Force (DVF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) had been launched following which the firing exchange took place, and as a result, two women Maoists along with one male Maoist cadre were killed, while others managed to escape from the area. A SOG trooper also sustained injuries during the exchange of bullets. Till the last reports came in, two guns, one Self Loading Rifle (SLR), INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle and several incriminating materials were recovered from the spot. The identities of the slain Maoist are yet to be ascertained.