Woman among 3 PLFI rebels killed in West Singhbhum

Jamshedpur: Three PLFI cadres, including a woman , were killed while another was injured during an encounter with security forces in Tebo police station area of West Singhbhum district on Thursday.

Police said another rebel was arrested and he is being interrogated by security personnel. DIG (Kolhan range) Rajiv Ranjan Singh said the deceased were identified as Patras (40), Dadu Nag (30) alias Champa da and his 26-year-old wife.

Her name is being ascertained, Singh said.

He added,“An unidentified cadre who sustained injuries in the gunfight has been admitted to the government hospital in Chakradharpur while a fifth rebel, identified as Manoj, has been arrested.”

Stating that the encounter is still continuing till the time of filing the report, Singh said, “The operation started in the hilly terrain of Manmandubera forest in Tebo police station limits in the early hours. The terrain is hilly, uneven and dense forest area.”

The security forces, comprising district police and CRPF personnel, raided the terrain around 5am based on a tip-off about the movement of PLFI operative Sanichar and his squad members in the area.

The DIG said, “One AK-47 rifle, live cartridges, explosives and Naxal literature were found from the area.” He appealed to the armed rebels to shun violence and take advantage of the state government’s surrender policy to join the mainstream.