Five Maoists Killed in Jharkhand, Encounter Underway

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• Five Maoists were killed on Wednesday, 4 April, in an encounter with security forces in Serendaag jungle of Jharkhand's Latehar district.
• The encounter between the Maoists and a joint team of the district police and the CRPF is still on, Superintendent of Police Prasant Anand said.
• Bodies of the five ultras have been recovered from the spot along with three AK-47 rifles, he said.

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