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.
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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)
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