Based on the information that two hard-core Maoists, Rammohan and Mukhlal Mahato, who is member of North Chotanagpur Zonal Committee of the outfit, along with 25 armed activists will be gathering at Jayantibeda, Jumla area in Silli police station for a meeting, the state police launched operation Swarnarekha on 10 October but came to know next day that the Maoists were holding meeting in the Jumla (Nayakocha) jungle.
The Maoists opened fire on seeing the security personnel approaching, forcing it to retaliate in self-defense, according to a press released issued by the Police Headquarters in Ranchi today.
A member of the technical team of the Maoists, Mahato, who was operating in Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Giridih, Ramgarh and Ranchi districts for last ten years, was wanted by the police in over 60 Naxal-related incidents.
The security personnel recovered 40 gelatine sticks, three grenades, two .303 bore regular police rifle, 110 live cartiidges, empty cartridges, one mobile phone, 8 chargers, one steel can from the spot of the encounter.