Six Maoists killed in encounter in Andhra Pradesh

Wednesday, 16 June 2021Newsdesk

At least six Maoists were killed Wednesday morning in an exchange of fire with the Greyhounds units in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam district.

New Delhi, 16 June 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, the encounter took place at Theegalametta forest areas in Koyyuru Mandal under the Mampa Police Station jurisdiction.Officials said the encounter occurred during a routine Greyhounds Police patrolling in the area. While a combing-and-search operation is still underway, out of the six killed, two are women, and several others escaped. An AK-47, one SLR, one Carbine, three .303 rifles and one country-made revolver were recovered from the scene. A police statement said that among those killed is a senior Maoist leader.

Source -The Indian Express