Rayagada, 20 July, 2013

Acting on a tip off, security personnel during a combing operation gunned down three Maoists in Rayagada district of Odisha. The incident took place in Rayagada, where a team of Special Operations Group and district voluntary force personnel cornered a group of 10 to 15 rebels.

Giving details of the incident, Superintendent of Police (SP), Rajesh Pandit said that the rebels were warned to surrender, however they opened fired resulting in retaliatory fire by security personnel.