Maoists with ₹10 lakh and ₹5 lakh bounties killed by security forces in Jharkhand
Both were leaders of the renegade Naxalite outfit Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad, sources told PTI.
PTI reported citing DIG Palamu, 'Two Maoists, including splinter group chief carrying ₹ 10 lakh bounty, killed in Jharkhand.'
Another dreaded member of the group, who was injured, has been arrested and an INSAS rifle has been recovered from him, the sources told PTI.
The operation is still underway.
(This is a developing story)
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