One civilian was killed in a cross firing between activists of two rival ultra outfits at Bandgaon in Maoist-affected West Singhbhum distirct, a senior police officer today said.
The firing between CPI (Maoists) and People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) took place on Friday afternoon at Pondegar in Maoist-affected Bandgaon police station area, Superintendent of Police, Michael Raj said.
Raj said one civilian, who was caught in the cross firing, was killed in the incident.
Several rounds of shots were exchanged between the two outfit members before they dispersed.
A massive search operation was launched by security personnel to track down the ultras, he added.
