On Wednesday noon exchange of fire took place between police and Naxals in Chelwa forest area, situated at the border of Katkamsandi and Katkamdag blocks of Hazaribagh district. According to sources, more than 100 rounds of firing were made in this more than an hour long clash by both sides.
Officially, Hazaribagh Police is not saying anything yet but according to sources, they have seized a fire weapon and some pithoos from the encounter site and interrogation is going on of a suspect whom they have brought with them from the forest. As per sources the teams of Pelawal, Katkamsandi and Katkamdag PS were involved in this encounter.