Naxal carrying Rs 5 lakh bounty killed in gunfight in Jharkhand's Latehar
A Naxal with a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head was shot dead in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Latehar district.The Naxalite was killed in an encounter with police that lasted from late Sunday night to Monday morning. Palamu DIG YS Ramesh has confirmed the killing of the Naxalite.The police also arrested another Naxaal, Kundan Kherwar, who had a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head. Police have also recovered two automatic rifles from the spot.advertisement
The encounter took place between Karamkhad and Dauna of Mahuadanr police station area.'Manish Yadav, who was carrying a reward of 5 lakh on his head, was killed in the gunfight with security forces. Another Maoist, Kundan Kherwar, was arrested,' Palamu Deputy Inspector General YS Ramesh told PTI.After the encounter, a search operation is being conducted by the police.The Latehar police had received a tip that Naxalite commander Manish Yadav, along with his squad, was moving through the forest area between Douna and Karamkhar in the Mahuadanr police station region. After receiving the information, a police team was formed, and an operation to surround the Naxalites was initiated. During this operation, an encounter took place between the police and the Naxalites, in which Naxalite commander Manish Yadav was killed.advertisementThis comes just two days after the Latehar police had killed Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) chief Pappu Lohra and sub-zonal commander Prabhat Ganjhu in an encounter.
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