Furnishing further details, the SP said: ” Acting on intelligence inputs about a camp under the leadership Maoist cadre Suresh, a search and area domination operation was launched by security forces on September 20.
” When the combing operation was on in the jungle area, there was sudden unprovoked firing from the Maoist side. The security forces retaliated and started controlled firing after warning and appealing to the Maoists, ” said the senior official.
However, the Maoists managed to flee the area taking advantage of the jungle and hilly terrain. After the exchange of fire, a search operation was conducted during which the arms and ammunition were seized from the area along with some Maoist items, he added.
