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Top Maoist commander Tulsi Bhuiyan killed in encounter in Jharkhand’s Palamu
Published on May 27, 2025
By IANS
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- PALAMU — In a major success for the security forces for the second consecutive day in the ongoing anti-Maoist operations in Jharkhand, top Maoist commander Tulsi Bhuiyan was gunned down in the Palamu district, officials said on Tuesday.
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- The fierce encounter that began on Monday night in the Hussainabad subdivision of the district continued on Tuesday.
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- An SLR rifle was recovered from the encounter site. The gunfight continued into Tuesday morning, and unconfirmed reports suggest that several other Maoists may have been injured or killed.
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- Security personnel have launched a massive search operation across the area.
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- Senior officials, including Palamu Superintendent of Police (SP) Rishma Rameshan and top CRPF officers, are present at the spot.
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- According to an official, the operation was launched based on intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoist commander Nitesh -- who carries a reward of Rs 15 lakh -- and his squad in Sitachuan, a forested area on the border of Mohammadganj and Haidernagar police station limits.
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- Sanjay Godram, another Maoist with a bounty of Rs 10 lakh, is also believed to be part of this group.
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- As police and security forces closed in on the location, Maoists opened fire, prompting the forces to retaliate.
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- This encounter comes a day after a similar operation in Netarhat police station area of neighbouring Latehar district, where Maoist commander Manish Yadav, who carried a Rs 5 lakh reward, was killed.
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- Another Maoist, Kundan Kharwar, with a bounty of Rs 10 lakh, was arrested during the same operation.
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- On May 24, in an encounter in Ichwar forest of Latehar, Maoists Pappu Lohara (Rs 10 lakh reward) and Prabhat Lohara (Rs 5 lakh reward) were killed, and another injured Maoist was arrested.
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- Earlier, on April 21, eight Maoists, including commander Prayag Manjhi -- who carried a reward of Rs 1 crore -- were killed in a major operation by security forces in the Lugu Hill area of Lalpania in Bokaro district of Jharkhand.
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