Senior Security Officer, Maoist Killed In Jharkhand Encounter

A member of the banned outfit, Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad, was also gunned down in the encounter, a Jharkhand police spokesperson said.

A 41-year-old deputy commandant-rank official of Jharkhand Jaguar, an anti-Maoist force of state police, was killed in an encounter in Latehar district on Tuesday, a senior official said.

A member of the banned outfit, Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad, was also gunned down in the encounter which took place inside Salayya forest, IG (Operations) and Jharkhand Police spokesperson A V Homkar said.