Ranchi / 4 J'khand policemen killed in Naxal attack 3 kms from police station

In an ambush Naxal attack, four police personnel were killed in Jharkhand's Latehar on Friday, police said. The attack took place three kilometres from Chandwa police station when the policemen were out on patrol. "A PCR van of the police was attacked...we are conducting raids in the direction of where the suspects ran away," an official said.

Business Standard : Nov 23, 2019, 05:39 PM
Four police personnel have been killed in a Naxal attack near a village in Latehar district, police said on Saturday.

Armed Maoists opened fire on a patrol van near Lukiatand village under Chandwa police station on Friday night, killing the four policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), they said.

The deceased have been identified as ASI Sukra Oraon and home guard jawans Sikander Singh, Jamuna Prasad and Sambhu Prasad, a police officer said.

Another jawan, who was part of the patrol party, escaped the attack as he had gone to attend nature's call, he said.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das has condemned the attack and expressed grief over the death of the four police personnel.

Further investigation into the incident is underway.