Jamshedpur: Three police personnel died and two others sustained serious injuries when Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by CPI (Maoist) rebels exploded at Jharjhara forest in Lanji village under Toklo police station area in West Singhbhhum district around 8:45am on Thursday morning. The incident took place when the Jharkhand Jaguar team was patrolling the naxal-affected area about 160km from Jamshedpur. The Jharkhand Jaguar is a special police task force set up to tackle Maoists in the state
DIG (Kolhan range) Rajiv Ranjan said a search operation is underway at the site. West Singhbhhum SP, Ajay Linda, recently told TOI that Jharjhara is a hilly forest area bordering Chaibasa, Seraikela and Khunti districts. Senior police and CRPF officials from Ranchi have rushed to Chaibasa to take stock of the ongoing operation against the rebels.
JHARKHAND: Three jawans of the Jharkhand Jaguar (JJ), a special unit of the state police department, on Thursday lost their lives and two others sustained
3 Jharkhand cops killed in Maoist attack
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Ranchi, March 4 : Three Jharkhand Police personnel were killed and two others injured, including one from CRPF, as an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off in West Singhbum district on Thursday morning.
The explosive device was planted by the Maoists.
The incident took place around 8.45 a.m. when a pressure IED blast took place in thick forested area near Hoyahatu village under Toklo police station area in West Singhbhum.
Central Reserve Police Force s (CRPF) 197 Battalion along with the Jharkhand Jaguar (AG 11) of the state police were on an operation in the area when the incident took place, said CRPF Spokesperson Dalip Ambesh said.
Mar 04, 2021, 16:17 PM IST
West Singhbhum: Two jawans of the Jharkhand Jaguar (JJ) unit lost their lives and three others were left injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) blast on Thursday morning in the forest planted by Naxals in the Jharjhara area of Jharkhand`s West Singhbhum district.
Confirming the incident, Jharkhand Police said that the incident happened in the forest area of village Hoyahatu, under Toklo police station.
The martyred Jawans include Constable Hardwar Shah and Constable Kiran Surin. The injured have been airlifted to Ranchi. The incident happened around 8:45 am when police teams consisting of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) and Jaguar Assault team were to replace a temporary camp, said Jharkhand Police.
West Singhbhum (Jharkhand) [India], March 4 (ANI): Three jawans of the Jharkhand Jaguar (JJ), a special unit of the state police department, on Thursday lost their lives and two others sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast planted by Naxals in the Jharjhara area of the state's West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand Police has informed.