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Maoists kill 4 cops near BJP rally site in Jharkhand of India

Maoists kill 4 cops near BJP rally site in Jharkhand of India

State BJP secretary Subodh Singh Guddu’s car, which was crossing the area at the time of the ambush, had a narrow escape. “Maoist assailants fired at my car and also another vehicle moving ahead of us,” he said.

Home minister Amit Shah had addressed a rally at Manika in Latehar, 30km from the ambush site, on Thursday. PM Modi is scheduled to visit neighbouring Palamu district, 80km away, on Monday to address a rally.An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) among slain cops was killed and two personnel were injured by Maoists attack, Additional DGP M L Meena said.

The incident took place about 3km from Chandwa police station.

“Additional forces have been rushed to the area to carry out a cordon-and-search operation,” Meena said.

Latehar constituency will go to the hustings in the first phase of polling in the state on November 30.

The ambush took place on a day when top police officers of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, UP and Bihar met to draw up a plan to combat Maoist violence.