Ranchi, Dec 3 (IANS) Eight people, including six policemen, were killed and three were injured as Maoist guerrillas attacked Independent Lok Sabha MP Inder Singh Namdhari in Jharkhand’s Latehar district Saturday, officials said.
‘Eight people, including six policemen, have been killed in Maoist attack. As Namdhari was returning to Chatra after inaugurating a college, Maoist guerrillas first detonated a landmine when Namdhari’s convoy was passing through Satbarwa village of the district and later started firing on the police party.
‘A bus carrying civilians reached the spot and got trapped in the firing. Some civilians have also been killed,’ Latehar’s Deputy Commissioner Rahul Purwa told IANS over telephone.
Namdhari, who had a close shave in the attack, returned safely to Chatra.
–Indo-Asian news Service
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