<p>A senior police official was injured, while his driver and a Maoist guerrilla were killed in a gun battle with a group of insurgents on Tuesday on the outskirts of the Jharkhand capital, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prabhat Kumar, who was injured in the gunfight in Khuti district, was rushed to a hospital, an official said.<br /><br />Police said Prabhat Kumar along with a police team went on an operation after receiving information about the presence of a few Maoists in the area.<br /><br />When the police team reached the spot, the Maoists surrounded them and started firing at the police vehicle.<br /><br />In the firing, the SSP sustained bullet injuries on his hand and chest and his driver was killed.<br /><br />One Maoist guerrilla was also killed when the police team retaliated.<br /><br />The Ranchi SSP was first admitted to the Khuti Sadar hospital and after initial treatment, he was referred to Ranchi.<br /><br />He was admitted to a hospital in Ranchi and, according to doctors, was out of danger.</p>
<p>A senior police official was injured, while his driver and a Maoist guerrilla were killed in a gun battle with a group of insurgents on Tuesday on the outskirts of the Jharkhand capital, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prabhat Kumar, who was injured in the gunfight in Khuti district, was rushed to a hospital, an official said.<br /><br />Police said Prabhat Kumar along with a police team went on an operation after receiving information about the presence of a few Maoists in the area.<br /><br />When the police team reached the spot, the Maoists surrounded them and started firing at the police vehicle.<br /><br />In the firing, the SSP sustained bullet injuries on his hand and chest and his driver was killed.<br /><br />One Maoist guerrilla was also killed when the police team retaliated.<br /><br />The Ranchi SSP was first admitted to the Khuti Sadar hospital and after initial treatment, he was referred to Ranchi.<br /><br />He was admitted to a hospital in Ranchi and, according to doctors, was out of danger.</p>