Two Maoists, including area commander, killed in Jharkhand's Bokaro

A large cache of arms and ammunition, including sophisticated weapons such as AK-47 and INSAS rifles, were also recovered.
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RANCHI: Two Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces during an anti-Naxal operation in Jharkand's Bokaro district on Wednesday morning.

Among those killed in the encounter are area commander Shanti from Chatro village in Giridih district and Manoj from Dhavatar village of the same district.

According to the information received so far, Shanti is the wife of hardcore Maoist Ranvijay Mahato, who is wanted by the police, with a reward of Rs 15 lakh. Ranvijay Mahato was arrested from Bermo on Tuesday.

During the search, AK-47 rifles and INSAS were recovered from the Maoists.

The incident took place in the Penk Narayanpur police station area near the jungles of Banshi Jarwa.

The operation, led by Jharkhand Police in coordination with 209 CoBRA Battalion, was backed by accurate intelligence inputs from the Intelligence Bureau and local authorities that six hardcore Maoists were hiding in the Banshi Jirwa forests.

As soon as the joint team of security personnel reached there, the Maoists started firing on them.

Responding to that, the security forces also fired back in retaliation leading to heavy firing from both sides. Two policemen are reported to be injured in this encounter. The security personnel have cornered the Maoists from all sides and combing operation is on to locate the Maoists.

This strategic effort also resulted in the recovery of a significant cache of weapons, including an AK-47 and two INSAS rifles.

Authorities are currently analyzing the seized firearms and working to gather further intelligence to strengthen their ongoing efforts against Maoist activity in the region.

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