A joint team of Andhra Pradesh Police and Chhattisgarh Police shot dead as many as seventeen Maoists during a joint offensive launched against the Maoists in the dense forests between Pamedu in Andhra Pradesh and Bijapur in Chhattisgarh on March 18. One AK-47, three SLR, and several landmines were recovered from the incident sites1

• 1. “17 Maoists killed in encounter,” The Hindu, March 19, 2008, at http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/19/stories/2008031952530600.htm