12 Maoists killed in police encounter in Jharkhand
June 09, 2015  08:23
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Twelve Maoists were on Tuesday gunned down in an encounter with the police in Palamau district in Jharkhand.

"The encounter took place in Bakoria village, about 140 km from Ranchi in the wee hours. All the bodies have been recovered," Superintendent of Police Mayur Patel said. 

Additional Director General of Police (Operation) S N Pradhan told PTI that the encounter took place around 1 am. 

Getting intelligence inputs that the Maoists were moving in the district, the CoBRA battalion and the district police rushed to the spot.

On seeing the personnel, the Maoists got down from the vehicle and started firing on them, Pradhan said.

In the retaliatory action, 12 rebels were gunned down, he added.
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