Patna, (Bihar Times): Three Central Reserve Police
personnel, including an assistant commandant, and a
Maoist were killed in a fierce gun battle in Kadma
village under Rajepur police station of East Champarn
district late on Wednesday night.
According to police sources over 100 Maoists assembled
in the village with the view to carrying a big
operation later in the night. When the news of their
assembly got leaked a contingent of the CRPF was sent
to the village to pre-empt the Maoist operation.
The Maoists got hint of the police party and attacked
the advancing contingent with sophisticated weapons.
However, in spite of this sudden burst of fire from
the CPI (Maoists) the para-military forces carried
their operation and chased the ultras out of the
region. The assistant commandmant has been identified
as Vinay Kumar Kapil.
