Three top Naxalites have been neutralised in an encounter today morning in Karandi village under Tatijharia police station in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand based on intelligence inputs. 

Sahdev Soren alias Parvesh, Central Committee Member, who had a reward of one crore rupees, Raghunath Hembrom alias Chanchal, Bihar-Jharkhand Spl Area Committee Member with a reward of 25 lakh rupees and Birsen Ganjhu alias Ramkhelawan, Zonal Committee Member with a reward of 10 lakhs rupees are among those killed. Security forces have seized arms, including AK-47 rifles, from the spot. The joint operation was conducted by Hazaribagh police and the CRPF 209 CoBRA battalion. 

 

Meanwhile, TSPC area commander Mukhdev Yadav, who had a reward of 5 lakhs rupees, was killed in an encounter yesterday in the Manatu jungle area in Palamu district. Police and security forces are jointly conducting search operations in Naxal-affected areas on a regular basis to eliminate Naxalism.