Satish Aditya
Gaya: Four hardcore Maoists including a Zonal Commander and 3 sub-commander of banned CPI (Maoist), all carrying rewards on their heads, were killed in an encounter with CRPF ( Cobra) on March 16, 2021,afternoon, in Maunawar forest area under Dumariya police station (PS) in Gaya District under Magadh Division in Bihar. Police are conducting raids in the area to nab the remaining Maoists.
Sunil M Khopde, Additional Director General ( Operations), Bihar, said that police have recovered 3 AK47 rifle and one INSAS rifle with huge ammunitions from the place of encounter. Police recovered four bodies, who were later identified as Amaresh Bhokta, Zonal commander, Sheo Pujan, Srikant Bhuiya, and UdayPaswan all Sub-Zonal Commanders of banned Maoist organization.
Khopde said that police had got inputs that some Maoists were camping in that area and planning to strike. On the basis of the information received, police launched an operation to locate the naxalites leading to an encounter between police and them on March 16, 2021, in which which four hardcore Maoists were killed .