Hyderabad: In yet another encounter in dense forest area of Andhra Pradesh, seven Maoists were killed on Wednesday (November 19) morning.

Alluri Seetharamaraju district SP Amit Bardar said that the identity of one of the deceased has been established that of Metturu Jogarao, alias Tech Shankar and identity of other Maoists is being verified.

They were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in the GM Valasa area of Alluri Seetharama Raju district on Wednesday morning. Security forces had been combing the forest belt following specific intelligence on the movement of armed cadres in the region and six Maoists were killed on Tuesday.

Tech Shankar, long associated with the Andhra–Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee, was known within the organisation for his skills in assemblin

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