Kolkata: Top Maoist leader Kishenji was killed by security forces in a fierce gunfight in West Bengal on Thursday.
Kishenji was reportedly killed in the Kushboni forests near Jhargram during anti-Maoist operations by the joint forces. Three other accomplices of Kishenji have also been killed in the gunbattle, according to reports.
Massive joint operations are still underway in Jhargram with the police reportedly looking for Kishenji's aide, Suchitra Mahato.
Reports about the Maoist leader's death had surfaced two years ago too, but it was later found that he had escaped.
Kishenji was reportedly killed in the Kushboni forests near Jhargram during anti-Maoist operations by the joint forces. Three other accomplices of Kishenji have also been killed in the gunbattle, according to reports.
Massive joint operations are still underway in Jhargram with the police reportedly looking for Kishenji's aide, Suchitra Mahato.
Reports about the Maoist leader's death had surfaced two years ago too, but it was later found that he had escaped.
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