Malkangiri, AO Bureau: 26.9 Two hard-core Maoists were killed in a shootout between the police and the militants in Sukauma district of Chhattisgarh bordering to Malkangiri . After the incident, the dead bodies were taken away by fellow Maoists. Police said that one Pressure bomb, 23 guillotine rods, 32 detonators, 29 BGLs, 6 knives, one hand grenade, 3 arrow bombs, promotional masks, batteries, flashlights, notebooks and other daily items were seized from there. In less than 2 days, Sukuma Police, DRG, Bastar Fighters, 206 Cobra Battalion, 241 CRPF forces jointly carried out a Cumbing operation near the Chittlana police station near the chintabagu river. At 3 o’clock in the night, the insurgents opened fire on the arrival of the police. In response, the jawans also opened fire. The police suspect that 2 Maoist were killed in the exchange of fire. The police have suspected this from a circumstantial position. Later, the Javanese seized the above items during a search operation in the area.