Fierce encounter between police and naxals in West Singhbhum

Jamshedpur, April 9: A fierce encounter between police and naxals took place at Sonua jungle in West Singhbhum district on Thursday morning.� The encounter took place as the police got a tip off that a squad of naxal outfit CPI-Maoist was in the Sonua jungle, they accompanied with a CRPF battalion 60 had started an anti-insurgency operation .� According to police, as the operation began, the naxals started firing on the police and para-military forces, who retaliated with a heavier fire power.� As a result of which the rebels fled toward adjoining Porahat forest division.�
Meanwhile the administration has increased police patrolling on the bordering areas connecting to West Bengal and has also deployed adequate number of paramilitary personnel on areas potential to rebels attack.
� Every effort will be made to maintain law and order and to ensure security of the people. This time all security forces have also been alerted to remain vigilant, particularly against IEDs and landmines,” said another official.
Sources informed that the mobility of the police has prevented the extremists from carrying out any violent activity in past few days in the entire Kolhan. All the police stations in the three districts of� the division including East and West Singhbhum and Seraikela Kharswan have been asked to beef up the security and keep a vigil at the bordering areas.