3 Naxalites killed in gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand

Gumla, July 26: Three Naxalites were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Saturday morning, police said.

Intelligence inputs were received that members of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of CPI (Maoist), had gathered at Lawadag in Ghaghra police station area, they said.

Acting on this tip-off, the operation was carried out jointly by the Jharkhand Jaguar and Gumla Police, they added.

Several rounds of bullets were fired from both sides, police said.

An AK-47 and two INSAS rifles were recovered from the spot after the firing stopped, they said.

“One of the deceased was identified as Dilip Lohra, 32, a resident of Belagada in Ghaghra. The identification of the other two deceased is still underway,” Gumla’s SP Haris Bin Zaman said.

The JJMP members were hiding in a house near Lawadag Choraltwa village for the past two to three days, he said.

“As police the police reached the spot, they opened fire and attempted to flee. In the exchange of fire that followed, the three JJMP members were killed, while two managed to escape,” he added. (PTI)

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