Three Maoist guerrillas were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district on Thursday.
According to officials, police and the Central Reserve Police Force went to Bundu village where they were fired at by the Maoists.
In the gun battle, three Maoists belonging to Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) were killed. Police found two AK-47 rifles from the dead Maoists.
Police have launched a manhunt for the Maoists who managed to escape.
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