Published - June 14, 2010 01:48 am IST - Ranchi/Chaibasa:
Six security personnel were injured in an encounter with Maoists in West Singhbhum district, police said on Sunday. The encounter took place near Bandgaon and lasted nearly 24 hours, West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Jha told journalists.
The injured personnel were airlifted, Mr. Jha said and claimed about a dozen Maoists might have been wounded, but managed to escape.
The security forces also destroyed a Maoist camp at Bandgaon and seized 20 bombs, CRPF DIG Alok Raj said.
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