One Deputy Superintendent of Police, according to sources, also suffered serious injuries in the fight. The DSP has been admitted to Bolangir's Bhima Bhoi hospital.
Maoists killed in Jharkhand: A joint team of CRPF's CoBRA, Jharkhand Jaguar and the state police, acting on a tip-off over the movement of Maoists, conducted raids at the tri-junction of Seraikela-Kharsawan, Chaibasa and Khunti districts
The victim, identified as Somdu Madvi, a resident of Galgam village, was murdered by unidentified persons, probably Maoists, the official said.
The insurgents, in police fatigues, reached Chaura around 6 a.m. and barged into the cabin of Station Master Vinay Kumar.
The Bihar Police have received an intelligence input about possible attempts by a terror group to trigger explosions on trains carrying daily wagers to Bihar and UP.
CoBRA jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas kidnapped by Naxals during Bijapur attack on April 3, has been released by them:
Union Minister Piyush Goyal in an exclusive conversation with India TV spoke in detail about the farmers' agitation, how Maoists, and anti-national elements have hijacked it, on the government's stand towards farmers' demands and the road ahead. He praised India TV for exposing how Maoists, anti-national forces have hijacked the protest.
A Thunderbolt team of the Kerala Police on Monday eliminated three alleged Maoists, including a woman, after an exchange of fire in Kerala's Palakkad forest area.
According to news agency ANI, two rifles have been recovered.
The case was being probed by the state Criminal Investigation Department, which gave a clean chit to the police officials involved just before the High Court was to hear the case on Monday.
"Due to the development work and the government policies over 3,500 naxals have surrendered between 2014 and 2017," the Prime Minister said.
Following the killings, police was put on high alert. Public representatives were advised to take precautions while visiting their respective constituencies.
The apex court also asked the Maharashtra Police what strong evidence it has to prove that the five activists were involved in planning and execution of violence in the country with the help of Maoists.
Bhima Koregaon violence: Maoists were conspiring to overthrow 'established govt', says police
Some of the 'Maoist leaders' arrested by the Pune Police in a country-wide crackdown earlier this week were part of these groups which acted as 'front face' of the rebels.
Maoists intercepted the truck carrying pipes from Rourkela in Odisha to Jamshedpur in Jharkhand near Kudapurti village on the Khunti-Ranchi highway.
Maoists are planning to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an attack similar to the assassination of former PM Rajiv Gandhi, intercepts of internal communication of the rebels have revealed.
The plot to assassinate PM Modi was revealed when the Pune Police raided the house of one of the accused in Bhima Koregaon violence case.
The probe comes in the backdrop of allegations that security forces killed "innocent villagers" by poisoning their meals.
As many as 21 women and 18 men Maoists were gunned down in the twin-operations on Sunday morning and Monday evening in Gadchiroli, considered the worst Maoist-affected district in the country.
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