A day after on September 14,a Maoist was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Palamu district,three Maoists including a Central Committee member, were killed by security forces in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.

In Palamau,the deceased was identified as Mukhdev Yadav (40) alias Toofan ji, a self-styled sub-zonal commander of the banned Maoist splinter group Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC).

In Hazaribagh, three Maoists, including a Central Committee member, were killed by security forces. Both incidents took place in two separate encounters in Palamau and Hazaribagh, Jharkhand.

Among the three Maoists killed on Monday are -Sahdev Soren alias Parvesh and two senior commanders - Raghunath Hembram alias Chanchal and Birsen Ganjhu.

The CRPF said that the operation was conducted on early Monday in Pantitri forest in Hazaribagh's Gorhar area around 4.20 am. Security forces have also recovered three AK-47 rifles from the rebels.

Sahdev Soren, a central committe member, had a bounty of ₹1 crore on his head, police said.

“Sahdeo Soren, a Central Committee Member of CPI(Maoist) carrying ₹1 Crore on his head, and two other Naxals killed in an encounter with a joint team of CoBRA battalion, Giridih and Hazaribagh Police this morning in village Karandi, PS Tatijharia, district Hazaribagh based on intelligence inputs,” Jharkhand Police said in a statement.

Hembram and Ganjhu carried a reward of ₹25 lakh and ₹10 lakh, respectively.

“Among the other two killed naxal commanders are Raghunath Hembram at Chanchal, Bihar-Jharkhand Spl Area Committee Member, carrying a reward of ₹25 lakhs; and Birsen Ganjhu at Ramkhelawan, Zonal Committee Member and a rewardee of ₹10 Lakhs,” the police said.

The encounter is currently ongoing, with security forces searching for any other Naxalites.

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