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…
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Chaibasa (Jharkhand), April 27 (IANS) In a gruesome incident that has sent shockwaves through Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, a 65-year-old woman was brutally beaten to death by her brother-in-law just days after he was released from prison for being convicted of murdering his wife and serving imprisonment, in Kasia village under the Tantnagar OP area of Manjhari police station.The deceased, identified as Parvati Bhumij, was initially believed to have died of natural causes when her body …
Chaibasa/Ranchi, April 6 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was critically injured on Monday after he stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during an anti-Naxal operation in the dense Saranda forest of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, officials said. The incident occurred amid an ongoing search operation being carried out by security forces to flush out Maoist cadres hiding in the forest in Chaibasa. The jawan reportedly stepped on a pressure-activated IED planted…
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), March 3 (IANS) An officer of the excise department was injured after a mob attacked the team during a raid in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, officials said on Tuesday.The excise department team had gone to raid an illicit liquor manufacturing unit in the area when the attack took place.The incident occurred in Argundi village along the Chaibasa-Chakradharpur road, where the department had received specific information about illegal liquor being produced in a house.Ac…
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Feb 18 (IANS) In a gruesome incident that has sent shockwaves across Jharkhand, a woman and her minor son were burnt alive by a group of villagers on suspicion of practising witchcraft in West Singhbhum district, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred late Tuesday night under the Kumardungi police station limits.According to police, the accused allegedly barged into the family’s house, poured petrol on the woman and her child, and set them ablaze. Both died on…
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Jan 22 (IANS) A fierce encounter has been going on since Thursday morning between security forces and Maoists in the Saranda forest region of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district. While reports suggest that several Maoists have been killed, official confirmation on the exact number of casualties is still awaited.Search operations are currently underway in the area and intermittent gunfire could still be heard.Kolhan Division DIG Anuranjan Kispotta confirmed the encounter, …
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Jan 6 (IANS) A rampaging wild elephant has unleashed terror in the Goilkera block of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, killing five people in separate incidents over the last three days, triggering widespread fear and panic among residents.The latest tragedy occurred late on Monday night when the jumbo attacked a family while they were asleep in their house.According to officials, the tusker began demolishing the house of Kundra Bahda, forcing the family to flee in pan…