Two more Maoists gunned down in AP-Odisha border

Two Maoists were gunned down in an encounter with the elite Greyhounds of Andhra Pradesh Police in the Eastern Ghats forests of Visakhapatnam on Monday, a day after three ultras were killed in the region, officials said.

The two encounters within 24 hours come at a time when the outlawed CPI (Maoist) is celebrating its Formation Day, they said.

The security forces recovered three weapons -- an AK rifle , a .303 rifle and a revolver -- from Monday's encounter site, Additional Director General of Police (Greyhounds) Nalin Prabhat said.

On Sunday, three Naxals -- two women and a man -- were killed in an encounter near Gummirevula in Vishakhapatnam district on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border.

"Given the fact that the Maoists are celebrating their Formation Day across the red corridor, these two encounters in a span of 24 hours or so are definitely going to be a dampener for the ultras and a fillip to the Union Home Minister's plans," the force said.

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