Maoists kill thirteen policemen and two civilians in Orissa
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  • As many as thirteen policemen and two civilians were killed when about 600 Maoists simultaneously attacked a local police training school, distinct armoury, and a police station in Orissa’s Nayagarh district on February 15. Ten persons, including nine policemen were also wounded in the attack. The ultras also looted large quantities of arms and ammunitions.

    Two Maoists were killed by the security forces during combing operation conducted after the Maoist attack. Two Air Force helicopters were also pressed into service to locate the Maoists movement. According to Nayagarh Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar, the Maoists first blocked all the four entry points to Nayagarh town and then attacked the arms depot at the local police training school, the district armoury and the local police station1.

    Earlier on February 13 and 14, as many as seven Maoists, including an accused in MP Sunil Mahato murder case, were killed in two separate incidents of encounters with the security forces in Jharkhand’s Dumaria block2.

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