A joint team of Anti-Naxal Force, district police commandos, forest department and local police continued the combing operation for naxals at Moolehole under Bandipur Tiger Reserve for the second day on Friday.
The gang of naxals which got scattered after a firing at a resort in Wayanad district of Kerala on Wednesday night, is suspected to stray into Tamil Nadu forests via Karnataka. The combing will continue till Saturday, said Chamarajanagar Superintendent of Police, Dharmendar Kumar Meena.