India: 9 naxalites maoist rebels killed in fighting with indian police
At least nine Maoist rebels were killed in an overnight “gun-battle” with police in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand, officials said on Friday.
Police officials said the gun battle with the rebels erupted at the Betla national park in Latehar district late Thursday when the police combed the thickly-forested area.
“The gun-battle lasted for over five hours and ended early in the morning,” Latehar district police chief Kuldeep Dwivedi told reporters at a news conference on Friday.