Giridih (Jharkhand), Aug 8 : Two CRPF soldiers were killed during an encounter between Maoists and police at Laxmantola in Jharkhand’s Giridih District on Friday.
The Maoists, who were observing a 24-hour north Chhotanagpur shutdown yesterday, fired at a police patrolling team, around midnight last night at Laxmantola, a senior police officer said on Friday.
The deceased have been identified as Sriram Singh of Uttarakhand and Vijendra Singh of Haryana.