Bhubaneswar, July 9: In a miserable incident, five villagers, including three women and a baby, were killed during a combing operation by the security forces near Gumudumaha village in Kandhamal district last night.
There was an exchange of fire between CRPF personnel and Maoists at Malapanga forest. The villagers who were going through a nearby road got killed in the firing, sources added.
SP Pinak Mishra of Kandhamal said, we are yet to receive detailed information about the matter. CRPF jawans have been deployed at the spot,
