According to AP Police, two constables of Greyhounds, an elite anti-Maoist force, were injured in the encounter that occurred during a routine combing operation being jointly carried out by police of both the states at Ramgurha in Malkangiri district of Odisha.
The face-off between the security personnel and the outlaws lasted for about an hour.
The injured constables were shifted for treatment to the King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam by helicopter, the police official added.
AP Director General of Police Nanduri Sambasiva Rao left for Visakhapatnam immediately upon receiving news of the encounter.
The DGP said combing operation was still continuing as there was information that there were some more Maoists roaming in the region.
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