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| 1 policeman killed in fighting with Naxal rebels in central India |
| 2010-09-11 |
| (Xinhua) -- At least one police official was killed and three other policemen were injured during fighting with extreme left-wing Naxal rebels in the central state of Jharkhand's dense jungles Friday, a senior police official said. "The officer-in-charge of Jama police station, Satanand Singh, died on the spot when a bullet hit him in the head during the gunfight with the Naxalites in the hilly jungles of the state's Dumka district. Three others were injured in the gunbattle," Deputy Inspector General of Police B.K. Pandey told the media. The encounter, which started in the early morning during a routine patrolling operation, is still on. "More casualties are feared. However, senior police officials have rushed to the spot and reinforcements have also been sent to the area," said another police official. The latest attack came just days after the Naxalites abducted four policemen from the neighboring state of Bihar. They later killed one policeman and released others, after holding them hostage for nearly nine days during an ambush in the state's Lakhisarai district, in which at least seven other security forces personnel were killed. More than 200 security personnel have been killed in the first six months of this year by the Naxals, who claim they have been fighting for the rights of the poor and the landless. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has termed the insurgency as the country's biggest internal security challenge. |
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