Naxals Fight Cop in Ranchi, Run away with their Pistols

Naxals fought with policemen in Ranchi and injuring two of them ran away with their pistols.

DIG Raj Kumar Mallick said that the incident occurred on Thursday night when, after receiving a tip-off of some members of People’s Liberation Front of India having taken shelter at Laxminagar, Latehar police station-in-charge Ravikant Prasad and constable Sunil Kumar reached at the spot and nabbed two of the.

In the fight that ensued between the Naxals and policemen, pistols of security personnel fell down, which rebels picked up and fled, shooting in air.

Both the policemen suffered minor injuries in the scuffle, Mallick said.