Three Naxalites were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Gumla district on Saturday, police said.
All those killed belonged to JJMP, a splinter group of CPI (Maoist), they said.
The encounter happened at Ghagra in the morning, they added.
IG (Operations) of Jharkhand Police Michael S Raj told PTI that the operation is still underway.
