The attack took place near Jharkhand’s border with Balrampur block of West Bengal’s Purulia district. There have been series of encounters in Sonua in West Singhbhum and Kuchai in Searikela-Kharsawan district since last year. Another Maoist squad led by Maharaj Pramanik was also active in the area for quite some time now and reportedly giving cover to Anmol-da led squad. Carrying and award of Rs 25 lakh on his head, Anal-da was recently promoted to Maoist central committee with the responsibility of regrouping and revving Maoist organisations in West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan. Intelligence sources said Anmol-da was camping in the forests of Kuchai under Seraikela-Kharsawan district frequently.

Source: Hindustan Times June 14, 2019 14:37 UTC