Conflict eventBattles2026-04-16馃嚠馃嚦
Security forces kill four Naxals in Jharkhand encounter
actor1: Security Forces of India -> actor2: Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
On 2026-04-16, security forces and Naxals exchanged fire at the Chatra-Hazaribagh border in Jharkhand. Police said they launched a joint operation after intelligence inputs, the Naxals opened fire, and forces retaliated in a gun battle lasting hours. Four Naxals, including commander Sahadev Mahto, were killed and weapons were recovered afterward.
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Chatra-Hazaribagh borderJharkhandSouth AsiaIndiaAsia24.195, 85.034
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