Kolkata: The Maoists who gunned down four
Eastern Frontier Rifle jawans last night in West Bengal`s West
Midnapore district came from neighbouring Jharkhand, a senior
police officer said on Monday.
"The Maoists, probably numbering three, infiltrated
into Gidhni area from Jharkhand," the officer with district
police told news agencies on condition of anonymity.
The jawans were killed in a surprise assault by
Maoists while they were patrolling near Gidhni Bazaar in the
Jhargram sub-division, barely hours after Chief Minister
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee left the area.
"The jawans were having tea at a local tea stall at
the market when the Maoists walked up and opened fire," he
said.
The ultras soon fled with two AK-47s, one INSAS and
one SLR of the slain cops. They crossed a football ground and
disappeared into the jungles of Tulsiboni, the officer said.
A huge police force was searching the area which
included villages of Antapati, Punnapani and Jamboni, he
said.
Bureau Report
