September 29, 2026 02:10 pm (IST)
Follow us:
12 Maoists killed in Jharkhand encounter
Ranchi, June 9 (IBNS) At least 12 suspected Maoists were killed in an encounter with the police in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Monday, said media reports.
Acting on a tip-off the police were waiting for the vehicle of the rebels to pass an area. When the ultras were spotted inside an SUV vehicle approaching the police, they were fired at.
A retaliatory fire followed leading to a gunbattle at the end of which 12 rebels were left dead.
Police said they recovered lethal weapons, including AK 47 rifles, from the slain militants.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
Nandigram bypoll twist: Calcutta HC grants interim bail to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan till Oct 21
Tue, Sep 29 2026
Omar Abdullah’s statehood push blocked? J&K bureaucrats write to Speaker; CM hits back
Mon, Sep 28 2026
‘Whatever is happening in India won’t ever stop’: Disha Patani's sister Khushboo Patani urges women to use air pistol for self-defence
Mon, Sep 28 2026