Jharkhand: 3 JJMP militants killed in encounter with security forces in Gumla

The incident took place in the Lavadag forest of Ghaghra police station area, where a joint team of police and Jharkhand Jaguar took action and killed three militants.

Ranchi: A major encounter took place between security forces and militants of the banned organization Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJMP) in Gumla district of Jharkhand on Saturday morning.

The incident took place in the Lavadag forest of Ghaghra police station area, where a joint team of police and Jharkhand Jaguar took action and killed three militants.

Gumla Superintendent of Police Haris Bin Zaman said that he had received secret information that the militants of the JJMP organization were planning to carry out a major incident. Taking immediate action on this input, the district police and the Jharkhand Jaguar team conducted an intensive search operation in the Lavadag area. Meanwhile, the militants hiding in the forest started indiscriminate firing on the security forces, in response to which the police also retaliated.

In this fierce encounter, three militants were killed on the spot, while other militants managed to escape by taking advantage of the dense forest. After the encounter ended, the security forces conducted a search operation at the spot. During this, apart from the bodies of the three killed militants, an AK-47 rifle and two INSAS rifles were recovered. The police is currently engaged in identifying the killed militants. The search operation of the security forces is still going on in the area.

The police believe that the absconding militants may still be hiding in the nearby forests. Superintendent of Police Haris Bin Zaman himself has reached the spot and under his direction, the police personnel of Gumla, Ghaghra, Chainpur and Bishunpur police station have cordoned off the area from all sides. Due to continuous rain, there are some obstacles in the operation, but despite this the police teams are stationed in the forest. This action has been successful in destroying a major plan of the Naxalites.