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2 days ago
- Politics
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Jharkhand: Two suspected Maoists, one CRPF member killed in gunfight in Bokaro
Two suspected Maoists were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, PTI reported. A Central Reserve Police Force member was also killed in the exchange of fire, Bokaro Zone Inspector General of Police Kranthi Kumar Gadidesi told the news agency. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma identified the CRPF member as Parneswar Koch from the state's Kokrajhar district, and paid tributes to him. The gunfight between the suspected Maoists and the police and the Central Reserve Police Force's Commando Battalion for Resolute Action, or the CoBRA unit, took place about 5.30 am in the Birhordera forest in the Gomia police station area, the Hindustan Times reported. Superintendent of Police Harvinder Singh said that the operation was still on. The gunfight took place in the Lugu Pahar region, which is a known Maoist stronghold, based on a tip-off about the movement of suspected Maoists, according to the Hindustan Times. This year, 21 suspected Maoists have been killed across Jharkhand in 14 gunfights with security forces , The New Indian Express reported In the Bastar region of neighbouring Chhattisgarh, more than 400 suspected Maoists had been killed in 2024-'25, Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai had said in June. In 2024, 217 suspected Maoists were killed by security forces across Chhattisgarh. Malini Subramaniam has reported for Scroll that while many of those killed in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region in 2024 were declared by the police to be reward-carrying Maoists, several families dispute the claim. The families claim that the persons killed were civilians. The Union government has repeatedly vowed to end Maoism by March 31, 2026.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
2 Maoists, 1 CRPF jawan killed in gunfight in Jharkhand's Bokaro
Two Maoists and a CRPF jawan were killed in a gunfight in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Wednesday morning, police said. The gunfight broke out between the security forces and the Maoists in the Birhordera forest in the Gomia police station area around 5.30 am, they said. "The security forces gunned down two Maoists during the encounter. A jawan of the CPRF's CoBRA battalion was also killed in the exchange of fire," IG (Bokaro Zone) Kranthi Kumar Gadidesi told PTI. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo Bokaro's SP Harvinder Singh told PTI that a search was underway in the area following the encounter. The identification of the killed Maoists is underway, another police officer said.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- The Hindu
2 Maoists, 1 CRPF jawan killed in gunfight in Jharkhand's Bokaro
Two Maoists and a CRPF jawan were killed in a gunfight in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) morning, police said. The gunfight broke out between the security forces and the Maoists in the Birhordera forest in the Gomia police station area around 5.30 am, they said. Also Read | Surrenders not a complete resolution to the problem, say Maoists in latest letter "The security forces gunned down two Maoists during the encounter. A jawan of the CPRF's CoBRA battalion was also killed in the exchange of fire," IG (Bokaro Zone) Kranthi Kumar Gadidesi told PTI. Bokaro's SP Harvinder Singh said that a search was underway in the area following the encounter. The identification of the killed Maoists is underway, another police officer said.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Jharkhand encounter: CRPF jawan, 2 Maoists killed; search operation under way
Image used for representation. NEW DELHI: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan and two Maoists were killed in a gunfight in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Wednesday, police said. The Maoist-CRPF gunfight broke out in the Birhordera forest in the Gomia police station area around 5:30 am. "The security forces gunned down two Maoists during the encounter. A jawan of the CPRF's CoBRA battalion was also killed in the exchange of fire," IG (Bokaro Zone) Kranthi Kumar Gadidesi told PTI. According to Bokaro SP Harvinder Singh, a search operation is under way in the area following the encounter. ( This is a developing story. Check again for details)
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- New Indian Express
2 Maoists, 1 CRPF jawan killed in gunfight in Jharkhand's Bokaro
BOKARO: Two Maoists and a CRPF jawan were killed in a gunfight in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Wednesday morning, police said. The gunfight broke out between the security forces and the Maoists in the Birhordera forest in the Gomia police station area around 5.30 am, they said. "The security forces gunned down two Maoists during the encounter. A jawan of the CPRF's CoBRA battalion was also killed in the exchange of fire," IG (Bokaro Zone) Kranthi Kumar Gadidesi told PTI. Bokaro's SP Harvinder Singh told PTI that a search was underway in the area following the encounter.
