The injured Sub-Inspector, Jitendra Dani of the CoBRA 209 Battalion, CRPF, was immediately airlifted to Ranchi for treatment. According to officials, his condition is stable.

During the encounter, seeing the security forces gaining the upper hand, the Maoists took advantage of the forest and mountains and fled. During the search operation, weapons, ammunition and other items of daily use were recovered from the spot.

CPI (Maoist) area commander Budhram Munda was today killed in an encounter between security forces and Maoists on the Khunti-Chaibasa district border in Jharkhand.

In a critical move, CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury has penned a letter to the Election Commission (EC) raising serious concerns over Union Minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur's recent speech.

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), affiliated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], has unveiled its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, focusing on labour rights and mobilising workers against the central government.

The rebels were part of the squad led by Misir Besra, for whom a bounty of Rs 1 crore was issued.