Five Maoists reportedly killed in encounter at Andhra-Odisha border

Five maoists were reportedly killed on Monday in an encounter with security personnel near Paparmetla area in Malkangiri district.

According to reports,  the encounter took place in the dense jungle bordering Andhra Pradesh. Additional forces had been rushed to the spot.

Earlier, 14 CRPF personnel, including two officers were killed in the second ambush in December in Naxal-infested Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.

The Maoist had strike on the CRPF when its personnel were returning to their camp was the biggest attack on the paramilitary force in Chattisgarh this year.

On March 11, eleven CRPF men were among 15 people killed in a Maoist attack in Sukma district.

Five CRPF personnel were injured on November 21 in the same area in an encounter with Maoists who also attacked an IAF helicopter. An IAF commando was also injured. The attack came at a time when a National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) delegation headed by former foreign secretary and chairman Shyam Saran is on a three-day visit to the state from yesterday. It visited Bastar and Dantewada today and met senior officials there. 

More details awaited.