Nuapada: A gun battle broke out between the CRPF personnel and Maoists inside a forest at Barakote area in Nuapada district in the wee hours today.
According to reports, a group of Maoists resorted to firing at the security personnel between 5 am and 5.30 am at Barakote forest while the troop was returning from Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary after a combing operation.
Acting promptly, the CRPF personnel retaliated following which the Maoists ran away from the place.
However, no injury from any side has been reported so far in exchange of the fire.
The CRPF personnel started a search operation at the encounter site following the incident.
