Three Maoists, including one carrying a Rs 1 crore bounty on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Monday morning, police said.
The encounter broke out in the Pantitri forest under the Gorhar police station limits around 6 a.m. between the squad of Sahdev Soren of the banned CPI (Maoist) and security forces, a senior officer said.
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"The bodies of Sahadev Soren, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore, and two other Maoists have been recovered during the search operation," he said.
The search operation is still going on.
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