India News | Two Maoists Including Woman Killed in Gunfight with Security Forces in Jharkhand

Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Jan 29 (PTI) Two Maoists including a woman were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Wednesday, police said.

The incident took place in a forest area under Sonua police station limit, around 80 km from West Singhbhum district headquarters town, in the early hours of Wednesday, they said.

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"A gunfight broke out between security forces and Maoists in a forest under Sonua police station area around 6.35 am. Two bodies including a woman were recovered during the search operation," Kolhan range DIG Manoj Ratan Chothe told PTI.

He said two INSAS rifles were also recovered from the place of occurrence.

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He said that a search operation was still underway in the area.

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