A Maoist carrying ₹1 cr bounty killed in Jharkhand gunfight along with two others early Monday morning. The encounter broke out around 6 a.m. in the Pantitri forest under Gorhar police station limits of Hazaribag district, officials confirmed.
The Maoist carrying ₹1 cr bounty killed in Jharkhand was identified as Sahdev Soren, a senior leader of the banned CPI (Maoist). His squad clashed with security forces during a joint operation. Police said Soren had long been on their radar and carried a reward of ₹1 crore on his head.
Security forces launched the operation after receiving intelligence inputs about Maoist movement in the forest. Heavy exchange of fire followed, leading to the deaths of Soren and two of his associates. After the gunfight, security personnel recovered the bodies and began a search operation to rule out the presence of more extremists in the area.
Officials said the killing of Sahdev Soren marks a major success in the fight against Left Wing Extremism in Jharkhand. Security forces remain deployed in the forest region to prevent any retaliatory attacks from Maoist cadres.
