Ranchi, May 21 (IANS) Security forces got major success in Jharkhand on Thursday as they secured the surrender of 27 Maoists, marking the largest such collective surrender in the state’s history.The group included 25 Maoists active in the Saranda and Kolhan regions of the state in West Singhbhum district, along with two extremists from the banned Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP). They laid down arms at the police headquarters in Ranchi in the presence of Director General of Police (DGP) Tadas…
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Chaibasa (Jharkhand), April 29 (IANS) An encounter has broken out between Maoists and security forces in the forest areas of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Wednesday morning, officials said. The exchange of fire took place in the Tonto police station area when personnel of the CoBRA 209 Battalion were out on a patrol inside the dense forests of Rutughutu.According to information, security forces have been conducting an intensive search operation for the past two days in the Boroi and T…
Ranchi, April 17 (IANS) Four dreaded Maoists, including commander Sahdev Mahto, who carried a Rs 15 lakh reward on his head, were killed by security forces in an encounter on the Chatra-Hazaribagh district border on Friday, officials said.This is believed to be a major success in the ongoing anti-Maoist operations in the state.Jharkhand Police Headquarters officials said that the action was carried out following precise intelligence inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) regarding the presence…