Ranchi, April 15: Three Naxals were killed and one CRPF jawan was martyred in an early morning encounter in Jharkhand's Belbha Ghat. The gun battle broke out after the security forces carried out a special operation in the forest area. One AK-47 rifle, three magazines, and four pipe bombs have been recovered from the encounter site.
The Belba Ghat area is approximately 185 kilometres from state capital Ranchi. The encounter broke out around 6:00 am when the 7th battalion was undertaking a special operation in the area. The security forces are now looking for more recoveries and a search is being conducted in the encounter area.