Two Maoists killed by Vizag security forces in exchange of fire

Visakhapatnam: Vizag rural police shot down two Maoists in a shoot-out between the security forces and Maoists, on Friday morning. The incident occurred in a forest of Annavaram area, which comes under the Koyyuru police station limits of Vizag Agency.

The police also recovered two guns and two bags from the spot. Sources said that few Maoists also managed to escape from the spot.

The bodies of the deceased Maoists, who are yet to be identified by the cops, will be shifted to either Narsipatnam or Vizag by Friday evening. The police suspect that one of the deceased was Gemmeli Narayana Rao alias Jambri.

In a previous encounter at Ramguda, 30 Maoists were gunned down in October 24, 2016.