Information About Incident 64084-129379-328008 in Dumka India

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Pakur District Superintendent of Police (SP) Amarjit Balihar (45) and four other Policemen were killed in an ambush by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Kathikund forest area of Dumka District on July 2, reports The Indian Express.

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• Meta Location: Kathikund Dumka District
• Matched District: Dumka
• Actgroup: kill
• Actor: by Communist Party of India - Maoist ( CPI-M aoist ) cadres in Kathikund forest area of Dumka District
• Subject: Pakur District Superintendent of Police ( SP ) Amarjit Balihar and four other Policemen

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Pakur District Superintendent of Police (SP) Amarjit Balihar (45) and four other Policemen were killed in an ambush by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Kathikund forest area of Dumka District on July 2, reports The Indian Express. Balihar was returning from a meeting with Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Priya Dubey in Dumka when his vehicle was attacked by Maoists between 2.30 and 3pm. Preliminary reports indicated that Maoists began firing on the convoy from higher ground. There were no reports of any blasts. Four policemen are reported to have suffered serious injuries. The others who were killed have been identified as Ashok Srivastav, Manoj Hembrom, Chandan Thapa and Rajiv Sharma. While three were the SP s security guards, one was his driver.

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