At least eight Maoists are said to have been killed on Thursday during a large-scale anti-Naxal operation being undertaken by multiple teams comprising 1,500 personnel from CRPF's CoBRA commando unit in Jharkhand, officials said.

Eight Maoists, including one carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand

Fifteen Maoists, including top leader Anal Da who was carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Thursday, police said.

At least 15 Maoists, including top leader Anal Da carrying a Rs 1 crore bounty, were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces during an intelligence-based operation in Jharkhand’s Saranda forest.

Rourkela: Two Maoists were killed in an encounter between security forces and the ultras on Thursday in the Saranda forest area near the Odisha–Jharkhand

Gunfire exchange between security forces and Maoists reported in Saranda forest, Jharkhand, with intermittent firing ongoing since morning.