THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Ranchi, July 26: In a major anti-insurgency operation, security forces killed three members of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a CPI(Maoist) splinter outfit, during an exchange of fire in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Saturday morning.
According to police, the gun battle broke out in Ghaghra forest after a joint team of Jharkhand Jaguar and Gumla Police launched an operation based on intelligence inputs that the Naxals were plotting an assault on security personnel.
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Heavy firing ensued from both sides before the extremists were neutralized. From the encounter site, security forces recovered an AK-47 rifle and two INSAS rifles, officials confirmed.
Jharkhand Police IG (Operations) Michael S Raj said that the search operation in the area is still continuing to ensure no other Naxal presence remains.
