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A CoBRA commando of the CRPF was killed and a policeman injured during an encounter with Naxals in Saraikela area of Jharkhand today, officials said.
They said a gun battle began early morning in the Darbhaga-Arki area of the Saraikela-Kharsawan district at about 7 am when a joint team of the 209th battalion of the CoBRA (commando battalion for resolute action) and Jharkhand Police was out for operation.
A commando has been killed while a cop belonging to the state police personnel was injured during the encounter, they said.
The encounter took place in Saraikela, the administrative headquarters of Saraikela Kharsawan district which is about 135-km from Ranchi.
Heavy firing is still on and further details are awaited, they said.
Prasanta Patnaik