Maoists raid police picket, kill policemen, decamp with arms

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 22:45 [IST]

Lakhisarai, Feb 27 (UNI) At least four policemen were killed and as many injured when activists of the proscribed CPI (Maoist) attacked a Bihar Military Police(BMP) picket at Khaira village under Kajra police station today.

Lakhisarai district Police Superintendent R Malar Vijee said before attacking the police picket, the ultras blasted a portion of the railway tracks near Daitabad between Dhanauri and Uren stations on Kiul-Jamalpur section under Malda division of Eastern Railway, disupting rail communication till 1000 hours this morning.

The extremists also blew off a bridge on the approach road to Khaira.

In the fierce encounter between the extremists and the BMP, four policemen were killed and as many injured, while the Maoists decamped with one carbine and two SLRs.

Mr Vijee, however, said the exact number of weapons looted would be ascertained after checking the armoury.

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