Gidhni (WB), November 08: Four EFR jawans were killed in a surprise assault by Maoists while they were patrolling near Gidhni Bazaar in the Jhargram sub-division of West Midnapore district today, barely hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee left after a two-day visit to the violence-scarred district.
IG (Western Range) Kuldip Singh said the EFR jawans were patrolling near a police camp close to a school in the area under Jamboni police station.
IGP (Law and Order) Surajit Kar Purakayastha said there were seven jawans when the ultras opened fire. Four died on the spot while three others managed to escape. They returned soon and retaliated.
As the exchange of fire was on, some more jawans from the nearby camp joined, forcing the ultras to flee into the jungles. The ultras looted the arms of the four slain jawans.
–Agencies