Naxals blow up vehicle in Jharkhand; 11 killed

Eleven security personnel were killed and six others injured in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in a Naxal-affected district in Jharkhand on Wednesday, police said.


The incident took place in Serengda-Aruanga village in West Singhbhum district when a joint team of CRPF and local police was returning in a mini truck after a two-day patrolling in extremist-infested Saranda forest, Director General of Police (DGP) V D Ram said. He said the Maoists triggered the blast killing 11 policemen, including a CRPF Inspector.

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