10Photo© hindustantimes.com12 Maoists gunned down in early-morning encounter near Odisha-Chhattisgarh border
A Maoist carrying a bounty of ₹1 crore was also killed in the encounter, police said, adding that encounter is ongoing.
The number of Maoist casualties may increase, reports said.
A day two women Maoists were killed and one CoBRA jawan was injured in the encounter during the same operation, fresh exchange of fire took place late on Monday night and early Tuesday morning in a forest under the Mainpur police station area along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border, officials cited in a news agency PTI report said, adding that 12 more Maoists were killed.
The official said a joint team of security personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), CoBRA from Chhattisgarh and Special Operation Group (SOG) from Odisha were involved in the operation.