Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today expressed deep sorrow over the killing of six jawans of Jharkhand Jaguar Force in a landmine blast.
The blast was triggered by Maoists in the state's Garhwa district bordering Latehar yesterday.
"The naxalites had perpetrated a cowardly attack on our jawans. The martyrdom of six jawans is sorrowful. We will root out naxalism in Jharkhand and this will be the true tribute to the martyrs," Das tweeted.
While six jawans were killed, four were injured.
Yesterday the police had received an information that some Maoists were present in the Chinjo area of Garhwa district.
When the security personnel went to the area in the evening evening, the Maoists carried out a landmine blast and opened fire, killing six jawans of the Jharkhand Jaguar Force.
Some personnel of the force were also injured in the incident, the officer said.
The Jharkhand Jaguar Force is a special unit of the state police.
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