Odisha Police Intensifies Anti-Naxal Ops, Urges No Shelter for Injured Maoists

• Odisha Police intensified anti-naxal operations in Kandhamal district, appealing to the public not to shelter injured Maoists.
• Security forces neutralized four Maoists, including Ganesh Uike (Rs 1.2 crore bounty), after an exchange of fire.
• Combing operations are ongoing in Chakapada forest to apprehend more injured Maoists, possibly from Chhattisgarh.
• Ganesh Uike, 69, from Nalgonda, Telangana, had multiple aliases; other killed Maoists were Rajani, Umesh, and Sima.
• Two INSAS rifles, one .303 rifle, and other Maoist materials were recovered from the encounter site.

Why It Matters: Odisha Police escalates anti-naxal drive, warns against aiding injured rebels after major encounter.