US EditionTop Maoist leader Ganesh Uike, carrying a bounty of Rs 1.1 crore on his head, gunned down in Odisha: Police.
- Top Maoist leader Ganesh Uike, who carried a Rs 1.1 crore bounty, was gunned down in Kandhamal district, Odisha, PTI reported.
- On Wednesday night, security forces encountered Maoists during a combing sweep after 22 Maoists surrendered in Malkangiri district, triggering an exchange of fire in Kandhamal district, Odisha.
- Authorities seized a revolver, a.303 rifle and a walke-talkie set at the site, identified two male cadres as Bari alias Rakesh, CPI area committee member, and Amrit, dalam member, both from Chhattisgarh, and found an unidentified woman cadre.
- Security officials said there were no casualties among security forces and combing operations have been intensified in Kandhamal, while police told PTI the identities of the remaining killed remain unconfirmed.
- In Gumma forest near Belghar police station, accounts differ on the toll with some reports saying three Maoists including a woman cadre died on Wednesday night, while others said four Maoists and Uike among four red rebels were killed.
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Odisha: Top Maoist leader Ganesh Uike killed in gunfight with security forces
Key Maoist leader Ganesh Uike was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Odisha’s Kandhamal district on Thursday, PTI quoted police officials as saying.Apart from Uike, who carried a reward of Rs 1.1 crore on his head, three suspected Maoists were also killed in the gunfight, which took place in a forest in the Chakapad police station area.Uike was the chief of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) in Odisha.The identities of the th…
Top Maoist Ganesh Uikey, carrying Rs 1.1-crore bounty, killed in Odisha op
Police described Ganesh Uikey as a senior and battle-hardened leader who had been active for more than a decade in the Odisha-Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra corridor. He was involved in armed squad operations, recruitment and the movement of cadres across dense forest zones.
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