Bihar: Jawan killed in Maoist attack

September 20, 2013 10:35

A jawan of the Special Task Force was killed and two others were injured when Maoists fired at them in Bihar's Jamui district in the wee hours of Friday.

Superintendent of Police Jitender Rana told PTI that armed Maoists blew up a building by exploding bombs in Parasi village of the district.

When a STF patrol party was on its way to the incident site, the Maoists opened fire on them from a mountain top, and three STF jawans were critically injured.

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