10 killed, 2 injured in Maoist attack in Jharkhand
Ten persons, including eight policemen, were killed and two policemen were injured on Saturday when Maoists attacked the convoy of MP and former Jharkhand Speaker Inder Singh Namdhari, who escaped unhurt in Latehar district.
“Maoists triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast and then opened fire on the security vehicle which was following Namdhari’s car at Ladu More in the district,” Director General of Police G S Rath said.
Six policemen and two civilians were killed on the spot, Latehar SP B D Sharma said.
Palamau SP Sudhir Kumar Jha said two among the four injured policemen, who were admitted to a hospital in Medininagar, later succumbed to their injuries. The attack took place when the MP was returning from a function at Mahuatand, IGP (Operation) R K Malik said.
Namdhari said his escort vehicle was caught in the blast but his car was able to speed away. Latehar Additional SP B Chandramohan said the attack occurred around 5:30 pm in the dense forest areas near Project Tiger at Palamau which came hours before the Maoists’ call for a two-day Bharat Bundh from Saturday midnight.
