Chaibasa/Ranchi, Jan 23 (IANS) Security forces scored another success in the ongoing anti-Naxal operation in Jharkhand’s Saranda forest as a woman Maoist was killed in a fresh encounter on Friday morning, officials said. The exchange of fire took place between the remote villages of Kumdi and Hinjodiri under the Kiriburu police station area in Naxal-affected West Singhbhum district.With this, the total number of Maoists killed in the operation has risen to 16.On Thursday, 15 Maoists, including…
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Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Jan 22 (IANS) At least 15 Maoists, including top leader Patiram Manjhi alias Anal Da, who carried a reward of Rs 1 crore, were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in the Saranda forest area of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Thursday, officials said.Jharkhand Police’s IG, Operations, Michaelraj S., confirmed the death of Anal Da along with several other Maoists. He said a massive search operation is still underway in the area.Anal Da, a native of Giridi…
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) The BJP on Friday claimed that the continuing tension, blockades and stone-pelting in West Bengal’s Beldanga since the body of the migrant worker, allegedly killed in Jharkhand, arrived, proved that the rule of law has collapsed in the state.With protesters blocking the National Highways and the railway tracks, normal life there has come to a standstill since Friday morning.There had been reports of rampant stone-pelting on the vehicles on the National Highway and trains o…
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Tension prevailed at Beldanga in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Friday after the body of a local migrant worker, who was allegedly killed in neighbouring Jharkhand, reached his native village. The deceased migrant worker was identified as Alauddin Sheikh (36), a resident of Sujarpur-Kamarpur village panchayat under Beldanga in Murshidabad district.Sheikh was staying in neighbouring Jharkhand and earning his livelihood as a street hawker.His family members alleged t…
Jamshedpur, Jan 15 (IANS) Even 48 hours after the abduction of Kairav Gandhi, the 24-year-old son of prominent Jamshedpur-based entrepreneur Devang Gandhi, Jharkhand Police are yet to achieve any major breakthrough in the case. The kidnappers have demanded a ransom of Rs 5 crore from the family using a foreign mobile number. Police investigations have revealed that the number from which the ransom demand was made belongs to Indonesia.The Jharkhand Police have constituted seven special teams to e…
Ranchi, Jan 14 (IANS) A wave of jubilation swept through Ranchi on Wednesday following the safe recovery of two minor siblings, a five-year-old boy and his four-year-old sister, who were abducted from the city 12 days ago.The children were rescued from the Ahmednagar locality under the Rajrappa police station area in Ramgarh district. A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping, and they are being intensively interrogated.Chief Minister Hemant Soren congratulated the J…
Ranchi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Jharkhand Police have safely rescued two siblings — four-year-old Ansh and five-year-old Anshika — who were abducted from the Dhurwa police station area of Ranchi 12 days ago, officials said on Wednesday.Two accused have been arrested in connection with the case, the officials added.The children were recovered from the Chitarpur area of Ramgarh district following an intensive search operation. Their disappearance had triggered widespread public anger and protests acro…
Hazaribagh, Jan 12 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have arrested eight persons in connection with the murder of Suraj Kumar Rana, who was killed following a dispute over loud music during New Year’s celebrations in Hazaribagh, officials said on Monday.Suraj was brutally attacked with swords, sticks and other sharp weapons on the night of January 1, triggering tension in the city. He died on the spot, while Kuldeep Soni, who attempted to intervene, sustained serious injuries.The incident sparked widesp…
Hazaribagh, Jan 8 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have cracked the case of indiscriminate firing that had triggered panic in the Urimari police station area on December 31, 2025. The police have arrested 10 members of the notorious Rahul Dubey gang, officials said on Thursday.Police said several firearms and live cartridges were recovered from their possession.Addressing a press conference, Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police Anjani Anjan said that unidentified criminals had opened fire in the Urimari p…