Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an exchange fire with Security Forces (SFs) near Pulamphar forest under Jagargunda Police Station limits in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on August 12, reports Hindustan Times. The Inspector-general of Police (IGP), Sunderraj Patilingam said, acting on inputs about the presence of Maoists in the interior areas of Jagargunda, the SFs, including the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its elite unit Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), launched a joint operation. When one of the patrolling teams was in the said forest, an exchange of fire broke out between the two sides. After the guns fell silent, bodies of four male Maoists were found at the spot along with a .303 rifle, a huge cache of country-made weapons, and explosive material, the IGP said adding that the identities of the slain Maoists are yet to be ascertained.