2 CPI (Maoist) Cadres Killed During Engagement With Security Forces In Seraikela-Kharsawan District

Seraikela-Kharsawan District, September 2, 2022: Two cadres of the CPI (Maoist) were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Friday morning, police said. The Maoists were killed during a joint operation by the CRPF’s CoBRA, Jharkhand Jaguar and the state police, they said.

“Two CPI (Maoist) cadres were gunned down in an operation at Baruda forest in Kuchai police station area,” deputy inspector general of police, Kolhan division, Ajay Linda told PTI.

The two slain Maoists were identified as 32-year-old Kali Munad and Reela Mala Manjhi, 22, he said. Their bodies were recovered along with arms and ammunition, including an SLR, over 100 live cartridges, magazines, detonators and wireless sets, the official said.

The encounter between the security forces and the Maoists lasted for more than an hour.

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