Three Jharkhand police personnel were on Friday killed in a Naxal attack in the State's Latehar district, officials said.
The attack by armed Maoists occurred around 8:30 pm when a police party was on-board an official four-wheeled vehicle in the Chandwa police station area, they said.
The Maoists are reported to have sprung a surprise attack on the personnel. Three police personnel, including a Sub-Inspector rank official, have been killed, while one has been injured, the officials said. Some Home Guard personnel are also reported to be in the casualty list. The development has left many in shock with experts accepting the fact that drives to smoke out naxals from the State has yielded positive results.
The Jharkhand Government’s drives against Maoism in the State, resulted in the killings of as many as 19 Naxals in 21 encounters in the first four months of 2019 as compared to 36 killed in 68 encounters in 2018.