At least four policemen were killed and six others injured in a landmine attack by Maoist rebels in eastern India on Thursday.
According to details, Maoist rebels targeted police convoy which was heading out on patrol before dawn.
Senior police official MK Sinha told the media persons said that four CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) were killed and six others injured when their vehicle was blasted by an IED (improvised explosive device) set by Maoists in a forested part of Gaya district.
Sinha said that three men died on the spot and one later succumbed to his injuries.
Four who were seriously injured were taken to hospital in Patna city and two others with minor injuries were admitted to a local hospital,” he said.
The blast in a forest area of Bihar state came following a lull in attacks on policemen since six officers were shot in May in an ambush in Chhattisgarh state.
It should be mentioned that Maoists have been fighting a deadly low-intensity war against authorities for decades for what they say are the rights of tribal people and landless farmers.
The insurgency, which began in 1967, feeds off land disputes, police brutality and corruption, and is strongest in the poorest and most deprived areas of India, many of which are rich in natural resources.
Four policemen killed in India Maoist rebels’ blast
