A Maoist couple, who together carried a reward of Rs 25 lakh on their heads, was today killed in a gun battle with security forces in a forest on the border of Angul and Deogarh districts in Odisha, police said.
Director General of Police (DGP) K B Singh told PTI over phone that the chief of Kalinganagar division of Maoists and his wife were killed during a special operation conducted by security personnel in the area following intelligence inputs.
Sushil carried a reward of Rs 20 lakh on his head, while his wife carried Rs 5 lakh reward, Singh said.
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Sushil had been actively involved in Maoist activities in the region for a long time and had a large number of criminal cases against him, police said.
Combing operation and patrolling has been intensified in the area after the encounter, the police added.