Two jawans of Jharkhand Jaguar Force killed in encounter with Maoists

Jharkhand: Atleast two jawans of the Jharkhand Jaguar Force of the state police were killed in a gunfight with Maoists.

According to the police, the incident took place in the Chaibasa area of West Singhbhum district on Monday night.

The two jawans, identified as Amit Tiwari and Gautam Kumar, working as sub-inspector and a constable were killed in a Maoist ambush.

The incident took place a few days after a CRPF jawan was killed and another was injured in an encounter with Maoists in the same area. A combing operation was underway in the area.