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MUNGER: A 52-year-old home guard personnel was shot dead in a police encounter after he indiscriminately fired many rounds in a fit of mental distress , leading to an initial impression that it was a Maoist attack, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Manavendra Singh Dhillon, superintendent of police, Munger, said the incident took place at an outpost in Bariarpur police station area, where sounds of gunshots were heard past midnight on Monday. We were told by the police station concerned that a suspected Maoist attack has taken place and gunshots were being fired in the thick of the dark. We rushed, with a heavy contingent, to the site of incident which is surrounded by dense forests and vulnerable to Maoists strikes, he said.