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The encounter between security forces and Maoists broke out near the Sitachuan house between Mohammadganj and Hydernagar police station limits late on Monday.
Palamu (Jharkhand):
A commander of the banned CPI (Maoist) was killed all through an encounter with security forces in Palamu district of Jharkhand, a senior police official acknowledged on Tuesday. Another Maoist insurgent, reportedly carrying a bounty of Rs 15 lakh on his head, has been injured throughout the encounter.
According to police, the encounter between security forces and Maoists broke out late on Monday near the Sitachuan house, positioned between the Mohammadganj and Hydernagar police station limits in Jharkhand’s Palamu district.
Weapons recovered all through search operation
Police acknowledged that a lot of weapons, along with a self-loading rifle, had been recovered via the search operation following the gunfight.
“The body of a CPI (Maoist) has been recovered, following an intense gunfight between the security forces and red rebels in Palamu. The identification process is on,” Palamu DIG YS Ramesh knowledgeable PTI.
However, one different police official acknowledged it was the physique of Tulsi Bhuniyan, a chief Maoist commander.
Another Maoist Nitesh Yadav, who’s carrying a bounty of Rs 15 lakh on his head, acquired a bullet hurt, the official acknowledged. However, Ramesh acknowledged it is however to be verified.
Maoist with Rs 5 lakh bounty killed in encounter
Earlier on Monday, a member of the banned CPI (Maoist), who had a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Latehar district. “Manish Yadav, who had a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was killed in the exchange of fire with the security forces. Another Maoist, Kundan Kherwar, was arrested,” Palamu DIG YS Ramesh knowledgeable PTI.
Another Maoist, acknowledged as Kundan Kherwar, was arrested all through the similar operation, the official added. The encounter between security forces and the Maoists handed off on Sunday night time time in a forest near Dauna, falling beneath the Mauhadand Police Station limits.
Kherwar is claimed to be carrying a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his head, although DIG Ramesh well-known that the reward on him is however to be formally verified.
(With PTI inputs)
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