Jamshedpur: Two cobra jawans and some Maoists were injured in a fierce encounter between security personnel and Maoists in West Singhbhum district, police said on Wednesday.
The encounter took place between Bandu-Pandua villages
on the border with Khunti district and lasted for three hours,
said Superintendent of Police Arun Kumar Singh.
While two cobra jawans including one identified as
Sukhdev Singh sustained injuries in the encounter, some ultras
also got injured.
"We are gathering the details about the injured
Maoists," the SP said adding that both the jawans were out of
danger.
A training camp of the ultras was also busted and some
landmines, naxal literatures, uniforms and other articles
seized from the spot.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 23:36