5 Maoists killed in encounter with joint forces in Jharkhand

Five Maoists, including one with a bounty of Rs 25 lakh on his head, were killed in an encounter with Jharkhand Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the border area of Palamu and Chatra districts, police sources said. According to the police, the security forces had received information that a group of Maoists had their hideout in the Palamu-Chatra border area. Accordingly, Cobra 203 of the CRPF, Jaguar (Jharkhand Special Task Force) and Palamu-Chatra’s districts’ police force started an anti-Naxal operation and security forces had an encounter with Maoists in the Lavalong area of Chatra and Dwarika area of Palamu on Monday. morning. The CRPF and the Palamu district force have completely cordoned off the area. Security forces suspect that many more have been killed or injured in the encounter. Top police and CRPF officials have left for the spot and are monitoring the situation