A soldier was killed and four others were injured in anencounter between the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Maoists in forests ofTaldangal in Dumka district on Sunday, a senior police officer said here.
A search operation was going on when Maoists opened fire on soldiersaround 3.30 AM, Superintendent of Police Y S Ramesh said.
He said in the retaliatory action, at least five Maoistsreceived bullets as they retreated into the forest.
SSB soldier Niraj Chetri was killed while Rajesh Kumar Rai,Sonu Kumar, Satish Gujar and Karan Kumar were injured, he said.
While Rai was airlifted to Ranchi for treatment, others wereadmitted to the Dumka Sadar Hospital, the police officer said.