The operation was carried out jointly by the district police and the COBRA battalion following intelligence about the movement of senior Left-wing extremist leaders in the region. “A hardcore Naxal identified as zonal commander Amit Hansda was killed in an encounter with security forces comprising the district police and COBRA battalion in Chaibasa,” said Jharkhand Police spokesperson and IG Operations, Michaelraj S. “Weapons, including an SLR rifle, were recovered. He was carrying a reward of ₹10 lakh…”
The encounter began around 5:45 am on September 7 in the Panchaltaburu forest and hilly area of Rela Paral under the Goilkera police station. Officials said that the Maoists opened fire on the security forces, who retaliated in self defence. However, several Maoists managed to escape. During a search operation after the encounter, police found the body of a Maoist along with an SLR rifle, cartridges and other materials. He was identified as Hansda. Police said they had received intelligence on September 6 that top Maoist leaders, including Mochhu, Ashwin, Ravi Sardar, Jaikat, Uptan, Sanat, Amit Munda, and Bhuneshwar alias Saluka Kayam, were roaming in the Kolhan area which comes under the Goilkera police station.
Sources said they were recruiting new cadres and planning attacks, including planting explosives, to target security forces.
Police records reveal that Hansda, also known as Apatan, was alleged to have been involved in multiple brutal killings and attacks in the Kolhan region. He was accused of the murder of Pratap Hembram in January 2023, the shooting of Charo Purti in May 2023, and the killing of Rodo Surin, alias Dryber, in August 2023, and the murder of Vaich Supaya Mutkan in August 2023.
(With inputs from agency)
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