Dumka, Jharkhand: A police officer was today killed and two policemen were injured in a fierce encounter with Maoists in the hilly jungles of Jama block in Jharkhand's Dumka district.
"The officer-in-charge of Jama police station Satanand Singh died on the spot when a bullet hit him in the head during the gunfight," Deputy Inspector General of Police B K Pandey told PTI here.
Two others including a constable of Special Task Force, Ravi Shankar, were injured in the gun battle.
Senior police officers have rushed to Dumka from Ranchi, police sources said.(With PTI inputs)
"The officer-in-charge of Jama police station Satanand Singh died on the spot when a bullet hit him in the head during the gunfight," Deputy Inspector General of Police B K Pandey told PTI here.
Two others including a constable of Special Task Force, Ravi Shankar, were injured in the gun battle.
Senior police officers have rushed to Dumka from Ranchi, police sources said.(With PTI inputs)
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