Maoist IED expert ‘Tech Shankar’ was among the seven people killed in yet another encounter in Maredumilli forest area of Alluri Seetharamaraju district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, Tv9 telugu reported.

Metturu Jogarao, also known as ‘Tech Shankar’ and six others were killed in GM Valasa area of the district in an exchange of fire between the security forces and the armed rebels, Additional DG (Intelligence) Mahesh Chandra Ladda said. He stated further that four men and three women were among the dead in the operation. All of them were said to be from Chhattisgarh.

It is believed that key Maoist leaders Azad and Devji are also among the dead, he said.

“Maoists are trying to enter AP from Chhattisgarh and Telangana. We have set up a tight surveillance and are monitoring their move

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