Jharkhand: About 8 naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Bokaro

DGP Jharkhand said that a total of 8 dead bodies of Maoists have been recovered so far by the troops. Read further on Dynamite News

Bokaro: About 8 Naxals have been killed in an encounter between Naxalites and a joint team of police and paramilitary forces in Bokaro early morning today on Monday, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

The encounter took place the foothills of Lugu hill in the city.

Jharkhand's Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Gupta said, "In the Bokaro encounter, Vivek, a Maoist with a reward of Rs 1 crore, was also killed during the encounter. A total of 8 bodies of Naxals have been recovered so far."

DGP further said that a total of 8 dead bodies of Maoists have been recovered so far by the troops. One AK series rifle, one SLR, three INSAS rifles, one Pistol and eight country-made Bharmar rifles and other weapons have also been recovered in the search operation.

Gupta said that the Naxalites who have fled during the encounter are being surrounded. CRPF officials said that the firing has stopped, but operations are underway, while there has been no injury reported to the forces.

According to CRPF a cache of arms including one AK series rifle, one SLR, three INSAS rifles, one pistol and eight country-made Bharmar rifles were recovered.

The search operation is still continuing. Further details are awaited.

Earlier Encounters In Jharkhand

Raipur: In an encounter with Naxalites in second week of April, one security forces personnel of Jharkhand Jaguar succumbed to his injuries while another one of Cobra battalion was severely injured during a search operation being conducted under Jaraikela police station in West Singhbhum district.

SP Ashutosh Shekhar has confirmed the incident and said that both the injured personnel Vishnu Saini of Cobra Battalion and Sunil Dhan of Jharkhand Jaguar were airlifted to Ranchi for better medical treatment where Sunil Dhan succumbed to his injuries. Both the jawans were injured in an IED blast during the encounter with the naxals. Joint search operation by Cobra Battalion, CROF, Jharkhand Jaguar and Chaibasa police forces area still underway.

In another encounter in last March, at least 16 naxals were neutralised and two security personnel were injured on Saturday in an ongoing encounter between security forces and naxalites in the Sukma district in last March.

According to Bastar Inspector General (IG) of Police, the operation was initiated based on specific intelligence regarding the presence of Naxals in the Kerlapal area under Sukma police station limits.

The joint team moved out for the search mission on March 28, and intermittent firing has continued since early morning on Saturday (March 29).

Security forces are currently conducting an intensive search of the encounter site and surrounding forested terrain.