Police officer, Maoist killed in encounter in West Bengal
Kolkata:A police officer and a Maoist were killed and two others injured in a gunfight between the security forces and the ultras at Sarenga in West Bengal's Bankura district today. According to sources, a group of armed Maoists shot at
and injured local CPI-M leader Tarashankar Patra late last night. On getting the
information, police and joint forces rushed to the spot. Another team of joint
forces from Lalgarh came and a gunbattle with the security forces ensued. Inspector-in-charge
of Sarenga police station Rabi Lochan Mitra and a Maoist cadre Dule were killed
in the encounter. The gunfight comes even as Maoist leader Koteswar Rao alias
Kishanji had on Monday offered a 72-day ceasefire from February 25 to May 7.
