An exchange of fire took place between the police and the mob in Gumma forest under Belghar police station of Kandhamal district. At first, the mobs immediately fired at the police, two mobs were reported dead in the retaliatory fire. Both the two militants are Bari alias Rakesh from Sukma area and Amrit from Bijapur area. While Rakesh was a member of the Area Committee, Amrit was working as an active member of the Maoist Association. Both are known to be from Chhattisgarh. Earlier there was a total reward of Rs 23.65 lakh on the heads of the two terrorists. It is known that the Maoists were defeated by the police. It is known that huge Mao material was seized from the scene. . ADG Sanjeev Panda said that SIW special intelligence wing has played a key role behind this success in the anti-militancy campaign.