India: 4 maoists gunned down by security forces in Bihar
At least four Maoists were gunned down in a fierce encounter with the security personnel in Bihar’s Aurangabad district on Thursday evening.
The gun-battle between security forces and Maoists, owing allegiance to the CPI (Maoist), began on Thursday afternoon in which more than 500 rounds of firing took place from both the sides.
After hours of gun-battle, the cops recovered bodies of three Maoists. It is suspected that the Maoists took away the body of the fourth deceased. Huge cache of arms and ammunition, including one Ak-47, one Insas rifle, one carbine, and a semi-automa…
The security personnel team comprised Special Task Force (STF), CRPF and CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action). The cops formed a special team after they were informed that Maoist commander Abhijit Yadav was moving in the jungles of Deo (in Aurangabad).