25 February,2010 11:42 AM IST | | Agencies
A police officer and a Maoist were killed and two others injured in a gunfight between the security forces and the ultras at Sarenga in Bankura district, police said on Thursday.
A group of armed Maoists shot at and injured local CPI-M leader Tarashankar Patra late Wednesday night. On getting the information, police and joint forces rushed to the spot. Another team of joint forces from Lalgarh came and a gun battle with the security forces ensued.
Inspector-in-charge of Sarenga police station, Rabi Lochan Mitra and a Maoist cadre Dule were killed in the encounter, Superintendent of Police Vishal Garg said.
Another guerrilla Mithun was injured in the gunfight, Garg said.
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Patra has been admitted to Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Mithun was taken to Sarenga hospital, police said.
