Encounter breaks out between Kerala Police’s commando teams, Maoists in Kannur

A gunbattle has erupted between the Kerala Police's specialised team Thunderbolt and Maoists in a forest area in this northern district, police said here on Monday.

The incident of firing was reported from the Karikkottakari police station limits, they said.

''It (firing) is still underway'', a police officer told PTI but refrained from providing further information.

An exchange of fire between Thunderbolt and Maoists had taken place in a forest area in Wayanad last week, leading to the arrest of two ultras.