By Admin 
Security forces have achieved great success in the operation against Naxalites in Jharkhand. Security forces killed two Naxalites. However, during this time a soldier of CRPF’s Cobra-209 battalion also died.
According to news agency ANI, CRPF said that the security forces killed all the zonal Naxal Commander Kunwar Manjhi alias Sahadev Manjhi alias Sade during the encounter in the forest of Bokaro district of Jharkhand at around 6:30 am today.
209 Cobra Unit of Central Reserve Police Force and Jharkhand Police personnel participated in this campaign. An AK-47 rifle has also been recovered after the encounter.
According to news agency IANS, according to police sources, a search operation was started in the early hours after receiving intelligence information about the presence of Naxalites in Birhoradera area. Firing started from both sides as soon as the police and Naxalites came face to face at around six in the morning. In retaliation, security forces killed two Naxalites. One of these was in Naxalite uniform, while the other was in ordinary clothes.
In this encounter, a soldier of Cobra-209 battalion was seriously injured. An attempt was made to remove him for better treatment, but he died before reaching the hospital. The Jharkhand Police has set a target to free the state Naxalite this year.
According to the police, 16 Naxalites have been killed in an encounter with police and security forces so far this year. About 10 Naxalites have surrendered. Last year, in 2024, the police arrested 244 Naxalites, while nine Naxalites were killed in the encounter. Apart from this, 24 Naxalites had decided to surrender and return to the mainstream. Those surrenders included four zonal commanders, a sub general commander and three area commanders.
Input by: IANN