Bokaro Encounter: Top Maoist Vivek with ₹1 crore bounty among 8 killed; weapons recovered

Bokaro Encounter: Top Maoist Vivek with ₹1 crore bounty among 8 killed; weapons recovered

Security forces recovered one AK-series rifle, one SLR, three INSAS rifles, a pistol, and eight country-made Bharmar rifles

Indian forces kill eight tribal members in Jharkhand - Kashmir Media Service

Ranchi: Indian forces have killed eight members of the tribal community in the Jharkhand state of India. According to Kashmir Media Service, the killings took place during a cordon-and-search operation in the Lugu Hills of the Lalpania region in Bokaro district. Police officials claimed that eight Naxals were killed in an encounter with CoBRA commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and state police on Monday. The bodies were being r…

Indian troops kill eight Maoist rebels: police

Indian commandos shot dead eight Maoist rebels in eastern India on Monday, police said, as security forces ramp up efforts to crush the long-running conflict. More than 10,000 people have been killed in the decades-long insurgency waged by the rebels, who say they are fighting for the rights of marginalised groups. The latest gunfight broke out early on Monday in the forested areas of Bokaro district in the mineral-rich state of Jharkhand. “A gu…

Top Maoist commander Prayag Manjhi with Rs one crore bounty among 8 killed in Jharkhand

Bokaro: At least eight Maoists, including senior commander Prayag Manjhi -- who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head -- were killed in an ongoing encounter with security forces in the Lugu hill area of Lalpania in Bokaro district, officials said. The gun battle began around 5.30 a.m. on Monday and was still underway, with intermittent firing reported from both sides. Officials said the number of casualties could rise further. One of those …

Encounter: The Maoists, who are facing a series of encounters in Chhattisgarh, have suffered another setback in Jharkhand. An encounter took place between CRPF security forces and State Police Cobra commandos and Maoists at the foot of Lugu mountain in Lalpania area of Bokaro district of Jharkhand. Eight Maoists were killed in this encounter. Among them is the key Maoist leader Prayag Manjhi alias Vivek. Prayag is also known by the names Phuchan…

Our March to end Naxalism continues: Amit Shah after 8 Maoists killed in Jharkhand

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday lauded security forces for neutralising eight Naxals in Jharkhand's Bokaro and said that the march to eliminate Naxalism continues unabated.