An exchange of fire took place between Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel near Malameta village in Tadoki Police Station limits in Kanker District of Chhattisgarh on April 20, reports Dainik Bhaskar. DRG personnel from Kondagaon and Narayanpur Districts were conducting search operations on the inputs of Naxals [Left Wing Extremism, LWE] being present in the area. The CPI-Maoist cadres opened fire on Security Forces (SFs) in the forest and fled under the cover of forest in the middle of the firing. DRG personnel have recovered a rifle and some everyday items from the forest during the search after the firing stopped, said Antagarh Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Kaushalendra Patel.