During a combing operation at Gogharghati Pahari area last night, an encounter took place between the police and the Maoists in which the STF personnel, Ajay Mandal, was killed after he sustained a bullet injury on his chest, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Kajra, Pankaj Kumar said.
The body has been sent to Munger Sadar Hospital for post-mortem, he said.
The slain STF man hailed from Nawada village in Bhagalpur district, Kumar said.