Three TPC ultras killed by CPI (Maoist)

Daltonganj, Feb 24 (UNI) CPI(Maoist) ultras have killed three activists of the proscribed Tritiya Prastuti Committe (TPC) in an inter-gang rivalry, the third such incident in recent months, at Jharkhand's Palamu district last night, police today said.

Palamu Superintendent of Polic Udayan Singh today said all the three TPC ultras were killed at Pratappur police station area of Chatra district but their bodies were recovered from a jungle under Patan police station area in Palamu.

Mr Singh said the CPI(Maosit) threw their bodies near Nawajpur jungle area in Palamu district.

One of the ultras had been identified as Dipak Kumar Singh belonging to Chatra and others were yet to be identified, Mr Singh said.

UNI