Maoists gun down 6 in Rohtas district of Bihar

Sasaram (Bihar), Apr 10: Six persons were shot dead in Maoist attack in Rohtas District of Bihar.

The slain were members of the Sashastra People's Morcha (SPM), a Naxalite outfit mostly active in Jharkhand, local authorities said.

The victims, involved in armed resistance against the CPI (Maoist), were renegade members of the organisation, sources said.

Those killed were from Barachatti and Mohanpur areas of Gaya district close to Jharkhand border and were not police informers, sources added.

ANI