At least six Maoists were killed and one was arrested during an encounter with police at Manjhidih- Banglagadh village in Bihar's Banka district on Saturday. Two self-loading rifles, one police rifle, 250 live cartridges and a carbine besides incriminating documents were recovered from the spot. The encounter started early morning after a police team along with CRPF personnel laid a siege to the village where 30 to 35 rebels were reported to have gathered for a meeting. As the forces starting a combing operation, the Maoists opened fire at them.
An encounter ensued in the forests near the tri-junction of Bounsi, Katoria (in Banka district) and Deoghar (Jharkhand) which lasted for several hours.
IGP A K Ambedkar said police have recovered bodies of six Maoists. One of them was identified by police as Golu Da alias Jospeh Murmu. The arrested Maoist is Deven Tuddu, police said and suspected that the Maoists were planning an operation against government establishments.
The onslaught against Maoists in recent times has yielded positive results in Bhagalpur police zone. On February 13, Banka police captured Bibhishan Pandit, alleged to be involved in the land mine blast near Bhimbandh in which Munger SP K C Surendra Babu and five other cops were killed on January 5, 2005.
Meanwhile, the Maoists have given a call for a two-day bandh in the Bhagalpur division from Saturday in protest against the killing of their six comrades.
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