6 Maoists Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In Jharkhand

At least eight suspected Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district on Monday, The Indian Express reported.

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 around 5 am in the Lugu Hills of Lalpania region.

The bodies were being recovered and the search operation was still on, the newspaper quoted the police saying.