Naxal Encounter In Bihar

A 52-year-old Home Guard personnel was shot dead in a police encounter after he indiscriminately fired many rounds in a fit of "mental distress", leading to an initial impression that it was a naxal attack, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today condoled the death of 10 CRPF commandos in an encounter with Naxals on the borders of Gaya and Aurangabad districts in the state and announced compensation to their families.

Five Maoists were killed in an encounter with the elite commando unit of the CRPF after a fierce gunbattle in the jungles of Aurangabad district of the state.

Twelve suspected Naxals were killed in an encounter with the police in Bihar's Palamu district in the early hours today.

A woman Maoist was killed and another injured in an encounter while eight others were arrested by the security forces in Bihar's Gaya district, a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said today.

A senior officer of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed in a gunbattle with Naxals in Bihar's Jamui this morning. Hira Kumar Jha, the second-in-command of CRPF base in Jamui, died in the anti-Naxal operation that took place in the Lakharia forest region.

Five security personnel, including three policemen, were killed today when armed Naxals attacked them during the construction of a tunnel in Bihar's Aurangabad district of Bihar, 200 km from capital Patna.

Six personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were injured today in an encounter with a group of armed Maoists near Balther hill in Bihar's Gaya district, police said.

A fierce encounter is going on deep in the Saranda forest in the Chaibasa district of Bihar.The encounter has been on for the last three days. Reports suggest four jawans and one Maoist have been killed. Around 2000 Special Forces comprising jawans of CRPF, COBRA, Jharkhand Jaguar and local police are involved in the encounter with at least 400 Nax...

Naxals have reportedly killed sub-inspector Abhay Yadav, one of the four policemen, who were taken hostage during an encounter in Bihar's Lakhisarai district on Sunday.The deadline for the other three abducted cops has been extended till 10 am on Friday.Following the killing of Abhay Yadav, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Yadav has said that he i...

A night-long encounter between security forces and Naxals in Poona-Dih village of Bihar's Lakhisarai district has finally ended after 14 hours. According to reports, seven policemen have been killed in the encounter.11 security personnel were injured in the attack and 11 others are missing. The injured were taken to the Sadar Hospital in Lakhisarai...

An encounter between Maoists and the security forces in Jamui in Bihar has left 5 policemen and one Naxal dead.

A 52-year-old Home Guard personnel was shot dead in a police encounter after he indiscriminately fired many rounds in a fit of "mental distress", leading to an initial impression that it was a naxal attack, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today condoled the death of 10 CRPF commandos in an encounter with Naxals on the borders of Gaya and Aurangabad districts in the state and announced compensation to their families.

Five Maoists were killed in an encounter with the elite commando unit of the CRPF after a fierce gunbattle in the jungles of Aurangabad district of the state.

Twelve suspected Naxals were killed in an encounter with the police in Bihar's Palamu district in the early hours today.

A woman Maoist was killed and another injured in an encounter while eight others were arrested by the security forces in Bihar's Gaya district, a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said today.

A senior officer of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed in a gunbattle with Naxals in Bihar's Jamui this morning. Hira Kumar Jha, the second-in-command of CRPF base in Jamui, died in the anti-Naxal operation that took place in the Lakharia forest region.

Five security personnel, including three policemen, were killed today when armed Naxals attacked them during the construction of a tunnel in Bihar's Aurangabad district of Bihar, 200 km from capital Patna.

Six personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force were injured today in an encounter with a group of armed Maoists near Balther hill in Bihar's Gaya district, police said.

A fierce encounter is going on deep in the Saranda forest in the Chaibasa district of Bihar.The encounter has been on for the last three days. Reports suggest four jawans and one Maoist have been killed. Around 2000 Special Forces comprising jawans of CRPF, COBRA, Jharkhand Jaguar and local police are involved in the encounter with at least 400 Nax...

Naxals have reportedly killed sub-inspector Abhay Yadav, one of the four policemen, who were taken hostage during an encounter in Bihar's Lakhisarai district on Sunday.The deadline for the other three abducted cops has been extended till 10 am on Friday.Following the killing of Abhay Yadav, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Yadav has said that he i...

A night-long encounter between security forces and Naxals in Poona-Dih village of Bihar's Lakhisarai district has finally ended after 14 hours. According to reports, seven policemen have been killed in the encounter.11 security personnel were injured in the attack and 11 others are missing. The injured were taken to the Sadar Hospital in Lakhisarai...

An encounter between Maoists and the security forces in Jamui in Bihar has left 5 policemen and one Naxal dead.