Ranchi:
A Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF soldier was killed in an encounter with maoists in the jungles of East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand today, a senior official said.
The encounter took place in Dalapani-Galudi axis of the district, he said.
The soldier belonged to the 193rd battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the official said.
According to the official, a joint team of the state police and CRPF was out for operations and an exchange of fire took place at about 9 am.
The constable rank soldier of the paramilitary force sustained bullet injuries and was killed on the spot, he said.
More details of the encounter are awaited, he added.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Jharkhand Woman Dies Mid-Way While Being Carried To Hospital On Cot 3 Travelling On Roof Of Bus Die Of Electrocution In Jharkhand: Police Jharkhand's Hemant Soren Meets Arvind Kejriwal's Wife In Delhi Under-Fire Trainee IAS Officer Accuses Pune Collector Of Harassment Trainee IAS Officer Puja Khedkar Recalled To Academy, Training Put On Hold "No Defamatory Remarks Against Governor": High Court To Mamata Banerjee Indian Children Who Missed Out On Vaccines Drop To 16 lakh 2023: UN, WHO 5 Seniors Beat Class 10 Students For Refusing To Wash Clothes, Suspended All You Need To Know About Chandipura Virus Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.