Police Allege CPI (Maoist) Cadre Killed In Skirmish With SOG Jawans In Kandhamal District

Kandhamal District, October 25, 2024: Police allege that one cadre of the CPI (Maoist) was killed in a firefight between a squad of Maoists and SOG jawans in Odisha’s Kandhamal district today.

According to a press communiqué issued by the Kandhamal District Police, acting on intelligence inputs, an operation comprising two SOG teams was launched in Budanai Reserve Forest under Baliguda police limit in Kandhamal district on Wednesday. In the course of the operation, there was an exchange of fire between the SOG jawans and squad of individuals purported to be Maoists at around 9.00 am on Friday. During a search of the area, police recovered the body of one supposed Maoist cadre (in uniform) along with a AK 47 rifle.

Preliminary enquiries revealed that deceased was reputed to be a leading cadre of the CPI (Maoist) belonging to Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh Division (KKBN division) of the Maoist party operating in Kandhamal district. Further search of the area and operation are underway. Further details of the seized articles will be shared in due course, the release stated.

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