Hazaribagh, March 10 (Hindustan Reporter) There was a police encounter with the squad of TPC commander Diwakar alias Pratap in Barkagaon of the district on Sunday. During this, firing took place from both sides. However, seeing the police overwhelmed, the militants managed to escape taking advantage of the dense forest. Police is running a search operation to arrest the militants.
According to information received from sources, a militant injured in the encounter has been taken into custody by the police. However, this has not been confirmed by the police.
Hazaribagh SP Arvind Kumar Singh himself took charge. Senior police officer had received information that TPC area commander Diwakar alias Pratap was planning to carry out some major incident with the squad. After this the police launched a search operation. Meanwhile, the militants started firing as soon as they saw the police. The police also retaliated. Police have recovered kiosks and other items during the search operation.