Security forces kill four suspected Maoist militants in eastern India

June 17 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Indian security forces killed four suspected Maoist militants on Monday in a clash in the town of Western Singhbhum, in the state of Jarkand (east), just two days after the death of an agent and eight alleged members of this branch. in the state of Chhattisgarh, also in the east of the Asian country.

The spokesman for the Jarkand Police, Amol Homkar, has indicated that among the deceased are “a zone commander”, “a deputy zone commander” and an “area commander” of the Maoist militia, while underlining that others Two suspects have been arrested, according to the newspaper ‘The Times of India’.

The Maoists, also known as Naxalites, took up arms in the late 1960s in defense of the rights of poor farmers and landless peasants in several states in the center and east of the country. The internal conflict has remained active since then and the authorities declared the movement terrorist.