Gumla SP Chandan Kumar Jha said a joint team of the CRPF and police entered the forest area of Boradih on receiving specific information about the presence of Maoists there. (Express photo/Representational) Gumla SP Chandan Kumar Jha said a joint team of the CRPF and police entered the forest area of Boradih on receiving specific information about the presence of Maoists there. (Express photo/Representational)A TOP Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 25 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jharkhand’s Gumla district Sunday afternoon. Police said Ashish Yadav alias Ashish Da was a member of the Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJ-SAC). “We are trying to get more details about Ashish’s involvement in Jharkhand and Bihar, as he was from Jehanabad,” said Jha.

Source: Indian Express September 11, 2016 19:07 UTC