Three Naxalites killed in gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand
Intelligence inputs were received that members of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of CPI(Maoist), had gathered at the Ghaghra forest, and were planning an attack on security forces, they said.
Acting on this tip-off, the operation was carried out jointly by the Jharkhand Jaguar and Gumla Police, they added.
Several rounds of bullets were fired from both sides, police said.
An AK-47 and two INSAS rifles were recovered from the spot after the firing stopped, they said.
IG (Operations) of Jharkhand Police Michael S Raj told PTI that the operation is still underway.
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