The Naxals are using children as human shields to save themselves in encounter with the police.

According to the police many children were present during the encounter that happened last week in Godda between the police and the Naxals.

“Naxals are using children as human shields to save themselves. During the Godda encounter many children were there and many of them managed to escape,” added the police.

An encounter between the police and Naxals had taken place last week-end in which one SSB jawan was killed and one Maoist got injured.