Phulbani (Odisha): A woman Maoist cadre died during an encounter with security forces in Sindhi forest of Baliguda in Kandhamal district on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the Special Operation Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) soldiers initiated a combing operation in the Baliguda forest of Kandhamal.
Official sources said, "the Kandhamal district police received intelligence inputs of the existence of a Maoist camp in Sindhi forested area. Following the information, Kandhamal SP Vineet Agarwal ordered the SOG personnel to conduct a combing operation in the area. During the combing operation, the SOG personnel had an exchange of fire with the Maoists that continued for hours."
