5 dreaded Naxals killed in encounter in Chatra jungles of Jharkhand

At least five Naxals, collectively carrying a reward of over Rs 60 lakh on their heads, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Monday.

Among the five who were killed, two had rewards of Rs 25 lakh each on their heads while two others had bounties of Rs 5 lakh each.

" The five naxals killed include; Gautam Paswan and Charlie both were SAC members and carried a reward of Rs 25 lakh each, Nandu, Amar Ganjhu, and Sanjeev Bhuiyan were sub-zonal commanders and carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh each. AK 47, Insas rifles recovered," Jharkhand Police said.

The operation is still underway.

Last week, five Naxals, one them allegedly involved in the killing of four policemen after abducting them in 2015, were arrested from two places in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.

While four ultras, including a woman, were held near NH-63 under Nelasnar police station area, another cadre was arrested nearChinger village under Kutru police station limits, a police official said.

Separate teams of District Force and District Reserve Guard (DRG) were involved in these operations to arrest Naxals on Sunday.

Those arrested from Nelasnar were identified as Moturam Atami (25), Shankar Istami (22), Aayturam Kovasi (22) and Tulsi Poyami (19), the official said, adding that an IED and explosive materials were also recovered from their possession.

Another Naxal, Badru Miccha (30), was allegedly involved in abducting and killing four assistant constables in July 2015, he added.