Alluri, June 18 -- Three senior Maoist leaders, including AOBSZC Secretary Uday and East Division Secretary Aruna, were killed by security forces in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, as per the information from Alluri Sitharama Raju District SP.

The police confirmed the operation took place in the area of the Andhra-Odisha Border.

As per the statement from the Alluri Sitharama Raju District SP, "In Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB), Maoists' AOBSZC (Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee) Secretary Uday and East Division Secretary Aruna, along with another cadre, killed by the security forces in Alluri Sitharama Raju district."

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