US EditionFour Naxalites Killed in Gunfight with Security Forces in Jharkhand
Police recovered two AK-47 rifles and intensified searches after the encounter killed four Maoists in a border forest area, officials said.
- On Friday, security forces killed four Maoists in the Batuka forest area of Jharkhand's Hazaribag district following a tip-off. Barkagaon SDPO Pawan Kumar said, "Four Maoists have been killed in the gunfight. Their identities are being established."
- The squad of Shahdeo Mahto was the last remaining active Maoist group operating in the Hazaribagh-Chatra region, having allegedly been active for years across the border areas of Chatra, Hazaribagh, and Latehar.
- Joint operations involving CRPF, CoBRA commandos, and Jharkhand Jaguar units recovered four weapons, including two AK-47 rifles. CoBRA commandos are elite CRPF units specialized in jungle warfare to counter Naxal insurgency.
- Earlier this week, four security personnel were injured in a separate fierce exchange with a squad led by Misir Besra, considered the "supreme commander" of the eastern regional bureau, in West Singhbhum.
- Police have intensified search operations across the area to locate remaining Maoists, while The Centre has informed state governments that no districts are currently classified as Naxal violence-affected, more than five decades after Left Wing Extremism originated in India.
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Four Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag
Hazaribag (Jharkhand), Apr 17 (PTI) Four Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district on Friday, police officials said. The encounter took place in the Batuka forest area within the Keredari police station limits, following a tip-off, they said. One of the ultras killed has been identified as Sahdeo Mahto, […]
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Four dreaded Maoists, including commander Sahdev Mahto, who carried a Rs 15 lakh reward on his head, were killed by security forces in an encounter on the Chatra-Hazaribagh district border on Friday, officials said. This is believed to be a major success in the ongoing anti-Maoist operations in the state. 📰 Jharkhand Encounter: 4 Maoists Including INR 15 Lakh Reward Commander Sahdev Mahto Killed in Chatra-Hazaribagh Operation.
Four Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh
Four Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, police said on Friday. The encounter was reported in the Batuka forest area within the Keredari police station limits, following a tip-off, police added. SDPO of Barkagaon, Pawan Kumar, said, "Four Maoists have been killed in the gunfight. Their identities are being established." No security personnel were injured in the operation, he said, adding that…
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