Maoist killed in Jharkhand
TNN Bureau. Updated: 9/14/2018 1:22:53 PM
National
Ranchi, Sep 14: A Maoist guerrilla carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh was killed on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said.
According to a police statement, the security forces raided Bodkera village after receiving a tip-off that the victim Krishna Gope, an area commander, was holding a meeting with at least four other guerrillas.
While the others managed to escape, Gope was surrounded by the security forces. He retaliated with firing, triggering the gunfight, the statement added.