Suspected Maoist killed in encounter

Chatra (Jharkhand), Sept 17: A suspected Maoist was Wednesday killed in an encounter with security personnel near Ghamapahari in Chatra district, a senior police officer said here.
Getting a tip-off that a group of activists of the banned
CPI (Maoist) had assembled at Gamapahari, a police team and
CRPF personnel surrounded the area, Assistant Superintendent
of Police Kumar Abhisek said.

On seeing the police, he said, the Maoists fired at the
security men. In the ensuing encounter, one naxalite was
killed on the spot.

After an hour of gun-battle, which started at 6 am, the
Maoists retreated into the jungles, leaving the body of their
cadre and two rifles on the spot, Abhisek said.

Bureau Report