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Dramatic 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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Latestly broke the news in on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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