US EditionDramatic Forest Encounter: Jharkhand Security Forces Triumph
- On Thursday, security forces engaged Maoists in the Saranda forests near Kumbadih village under Chotanagra police station, killing several Maoists including one with a Rs 50 lakh bounty.
- Security forces launched a search operation in the Saranda jungles as part of an anti-Maoist drive when Maoists lying in ambush opened fire, triggering the encounter.
- Forces retaliated, triggering an intense gun battle as intermittent firing has continued since morning, with search operations underway amid a suspected large cache of arms and ammunition.
- In Chaibasa, Jharkhand Police and the Central Reserve Police Force killed 8 Naxals, including Patiram Majhi alias Anal Da, and a senior police officer said a search operation continues.
- Home Minister Amit Shah praised recent operations, calling it `significant milestone towards Naxal-free Bharat` after six Naxals, including Central Committee Member Ganesh Uike, were killed in Kandhmal last year.
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8 Maoists Killed In Anti-Maoist Operation In Jharkhand
At least eight Maoists are said to have been killed on Thursday during a large-scale anti-Naxal operation being undertaken by multiple teams comprising 1,500 personnel from CRPF's CoBRA commando unit in Jharkhand, officials said.
Eight Maoists killed in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum
Chaibasa: Eight Maoists, including one carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Thursday, police said. The exchange of fire took place at Saranda forest’s Kumdi in the Kiriburu police station area, they said. “At least eight Maoists were killed. A search operation is underway after the gunfight stopped. The final number of casualties will be provided lat…
Dramatic Forest Encounter: Jharkhand Security Forces Triumph
Eight Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district. A notorious Maoist, Patiram Majhi alias Anal Da, with a bounty of Rs 1 crore, was among those killed. The exchange happened in the Saranda forest, and a search operation continues.
Jharkhand: 8 Naxals killed in Chaibasa; Rs 1 crore bounty holder Anal Da among those neutralised
Jharkhand Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have achieved a major success in an anti-Naxal operation. In a fierce encounter in the Chaibasa district, security forces killed 8 Naxals, including dreaded Naxal Anal Da, who carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head. Anal was considered one of the most dreaded Maoist leaders in Jharkhand. The encounter took place in a dense forest area of Chaibasa after security forces launched a s…
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