A person police claim to be an Area Commander of the CPI (Maoist) was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bihar’s Banka district, Superintendent of Police (SP), Banka, Upendra Nath Verma announced to the press on Wednesday.
According to the SP, the deceased person has been identified as Ramesh Tudu alias Tedua, a resident of Budhi Ghat village in Banka district and an Area Commander of the Maoist party who was active in Bihar and Jharkhand states.
In his report to the press, the SP stated that, acting on a tip-off, security personnel launched a combing operation in Kalothar forest under Katoria police station limits in Banka district. Upon seeing the police, Tudu and his associates purportedly began firing on them. The police team, headed by the station house officer (SHO) of Katoria police station, Arvind Rai, fired in retaliation, causing bullet injuries to Tudu.
As per the SP’s statement, Tudu was rushed to the government referral hospital in Katoria, where doctors declared him dead, adding that his associates managed to escape into the forest between Budhi Ghat and Kalothar.
The SP concluded his remarks by stating that one carbine was allegedly recovered from the possession of the deceased person, and that the search operation in the area of the gun battle would continue.
source: Red Spark