Jharkhand: CRPF commando, policeman killed in gunfight with Maoists in Saraikela
A search operation is under way, officials said.
One personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force’s Cobra battalion and a state policeman were killed during an encounter with suspected Maoists in Jharkhand’s Saraikela on Thursday morning, ANI reported.
The gunfight began around 7 am when a joint team of the 209th battalion of the Cobra commandos and the Jharkhand Police were conducting a search operation, PTI reported. The firing has ceased.
The commando was identified as 27-year-old Utpal Rabha from Meghalaya’s North Garo Hills district.
A search operation is under way, officials said.
#FLASH: During SADO, (Search And Destroy Operation) troops of 209 CoBRA battalion & #Jharkhand Police had an encounter with Maoists in Saraikela. 1 CoBRA personnel lost his life and one Police personnel sustained injuries. Heavy firing underway. pic.twitter.com/1GY7uoNg01
— ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2018