JHARKHAND: Three jawans of the Jharkhand Jaguar (JJ), a special unit of the state police department, on Thursday lost their lives and two others sustained
3 Jharkhand cops killed in Maoist attack
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Thu, Mar 4 2021 13:36 IST |
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Ranchi, March 4 : Three Jharkhand Police personnel were killed and two others injured, including one from CRPF, as an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off in West Singhbum district on Thursday morning.
The explosive device was planted by the Maoists.
The incident took place around 8.45 a.m. when a pressure IED blast took place in thick forested area near Hoyahatu village under Toklo police station area in West Singhbhum.
Central Reserve Police Force s (CRPF) 197 Battalion along with the Jharkhand Jaguar (AG 11) of the state police were on an operation in the area when the incident took place, said CRPF Spokesperson Dalip Ambesh said.
West Singhbhum (Jharkhand) [India], March 4 (ANI): Three jawans of the Jharkhand Jaguar (JJ), a special unit of the state police department, on Thursday lost their lives and two others sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast planted by Naxals in the Jharjhara area of the state's West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand Police has informed.