At least 14 Maoists have been killed in a joint interstate operation at the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border. Central Committee member of Naxalites Jairam alias Chalpati was also killed in this encounter. A reward of 1 crore rupees was declared on him.

Additional Director General (Naxal Operations) of Chhattisgarh Vivekanand Sinha said that the operation was conducted in the border areas of Gariabandh district of Chhattisgarh and Nuapada district of Odisha. The intermittent exchange of fire between security forces and Maoists continued for more than 36 hours.