The "People's Liberation Army" has been thoroughly decimated by the Royal Nepal Army. They were itching for a fight and have been completely destroyed within a week of engaging the army. The Maoist forces lost five platoons at one go in Salleri. Ganga Bahadur Karki, alias Comrade Bishwa, an alternate member of the Maoist central committee and political commissar of the Salleri mission, was also killed in this encounter. The Maoists wanted to capture Solu and used five platoons and hundreds of other militia in this operation. There are 39 soldiers in a platoon, which means the Maoists lost 245 soldiers in Salleri.

Sources tell us that the Maoist forces overran the district headquarters of Solu and then moved towards the army barracks. The army was waiting for them, and slaughtered the rebels. The army is said to have lost four personnel when the Maoists attacked from the rear. They had killed the sentry earlier in the encounter and so could enter the barracks compound. They then started attacking with socket bombs. A female militia member was among the first to be killed.

The army used their military tactics once the firing on the barracks intensified. The encounter continued until 6AM, by which time the army had completely destroyed five platoons of the Maoist forces. Only a few Maoists were alive after this encounter.