Orissa: 9 Maoists killed in Rayagada
Source: NDTV Click to Expand & Play Bhubaneswar: Security forces in Orissa are clearly on the offensive against Naxals over the last two months. Nine Naxals including four women were gunned down in Naxal-hit Rayagada district in the early hours of Sunday. The hilltop encounter near Sikarpai village came after a tipoff that a 25-member squad was camping here. The Special Operation Group and the CRPF raided the hill and engaged the Maoists in a gunbattle between 2 and 4 am. In the morning, police recovered nine bodies, including that of K Ravi, a dreaded Maoist commander responsible for violence in Rayagada and Gajapati districts. Explosive materials and five guns including an INSAS rifle, two pistols and ammunition were also found in the area. Clearly, the Maoists were poorly armed. And significantly, most of the women from the local militia are not trained in jungle warfare. Thanks to the initiatives ta