Ranchi Nov 1 (IANS) Four Maoists including the top commander of the banned outfit PLFI were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Jharkhand s Khuti district police said on Wednesday.
The gunfight took place on Tuesday night near the Karo river. All four slain militants belonged to the People s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) a police officer said.
They included Vivek Gope alias Maina Gope who was one of the top Maoist commanders of the PLFI. The killing of Gope is being seen as a big setback for the PLFI.
Maoist guerrillas are active in 18 of the 24 districts of the state.
--IANS
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