A person believed to be a CPI (Maoist) cadre was killed, while two others purported to be his associates were arrested, following an exchange of fire with security personnel in Bihar’s Begusarai district late on Wednesday evening (December 31, 2025), a police official announced to the press today.
According to the police official, the deceased has been identified as Dayanand Malakar, also known as Chhotu and Kuldip. Malakar was said to be a secretary of the Maoist party’s North Bihar Central Zonal Committee.
A resident of Hamodis village under Birpur police station of Begusarai, Malakar had taken shelter in Nonpur village under Teghra police station of the district, the police official alleged.
Acting on intelligence inputs, joint teams of the STF and district police went to the spot where Malakar was hiding along with two of his associates. On spotting the security personnel, Malakar opened fire in an attempt to escape, prompting police to fire back. He was injured in the ensuing skirmish and later declared dead when taken to the nearest government hospital. Two of his associates were arrested, the police official declared in his remarks to the press.
The police recovered one 5.56 mm INSAS rifle, a country-made pistol and 25 live and 15 spent cartridges from the site of the encounter, the police official stated in conclusion.
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