A Maoist with a bounty of Rs 10 lakh was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Sunday, according to police officials.
The encounter broke out in the morning
at Burjuwa Hill in the Goilkera police station area.
Speaking to PTI, Kolhan DIG Anuranjan Kispotta said, “An encounter between Maoists and security forces took place in the morning. A body was recovered during a subsequent search operation.” IG (operations) and Jharkhand Police spokesperson Michael Raj S told PTI, “The body was identified as that of Amit Hansda alias Aptan, a self-styled zonal commander of CPI(Maoist) who carried a Rs 10 lakh reward.” He said the search operation is still underway in the area.
As per the official, Chaibasa superintendent of police had received a tip-off about the presence of Maoists in the Relaparal area under the jurisdiction of Goilkera police station.
Following the information, security forces conducted a search operation in the morning, leading to the encounter around 6 am.
As the security forces reached, the Maoists retreated into the dense forests. During the subsequent search operation, Hansda’s body was discovered along with a firearm, the officer stated.
Woman Naxalite Killed in Encounter in Chhattisgarh
A woman Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest area along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts in Chhattisgarh on Friday, according to a senior police official.
The encounter broke out when a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) from Narayanpur and Dantewada, along with the Special Task Force (STF), both units of the state police force, were conducting an anti-Naxal operation along the inter-district border, the official stated.
“So far, the body of a woman Naxalite has been recovered from the site along with one .303 rifle and two BGL (Barrel Grenade Launcher) launchers and other items of daily use,” he was quoted as saying by PTI.
