Information About Incident 58816-117194-296700 in Giridih India

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Three Policemen and a prisoner were killed when about 100 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including women cadres, attacked a Police van carrying 32 prisoners from Giridih court to the divisional jail at Mahadev Chauk in Giridih District on November 9, reported The Times of India.

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• Meta Location: Giridih Mahadev Chauk Giridih District
• Matched District: Giridih
• Actgroup: attack
• Actor: Maoist ( CPI-M aoist ) cadres , including women cadres ,
• Subject: a Police van carrying 32 prisoners from Giridih court to the divisional jail at Mahadev Chauk in Giridih District

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Three Policemen and a prisoner were killed when about 100 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including women cadres, attacked a Police van carrying 32 prisoners from Giridih court to the divisional jail at Mahadev Chauk in Giridih District on November 9, reported The Times of India. The Maoists succeeded in freeing eight of their comrades from the prison van. Police said over two dozen prisoners in the van also escaped after the attack. One prisoner, Sanjay Mahto, who refused to alight from the van, was gunned down by the Maoists. Director General of Police (DGP), G S Rath confirmed that three Policemen including Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) Prabhu Nath Singh, Constable Raj Kumar Das, driver Sadanand Gagarai, lost their lives while six Policemen and three prisoners were injured in the attack.

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