So far, two terrorists have been killed and efforts are on to neutralise their third associate still hiding in the forest area near the Assan temple in Jogwan village
Police said that a joint police party of Narayanpur-Dantewada district went on a search operation on receiving information about the presence of Maoists in the area.
Macherla Esobu was in-charge of the CPI (Maoist) Party central military and Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border. He was a DKSZC member and hails from Tekulagudem village of Kazipet mandal in Hanamkonda district
Two to three terrorists holed up in the cordon area, officials said, adding that additional forces rushed to area to strengthened cordon and the operation
Over 4,000 highly trained soldiers, including elite Para commandos and those trained in mountain warfare, deployed in the mountainous areas of Jammu division