Battle against Maoists in its last phase, says Soren

JHARKHAND CM Hemant Soren said on Sunday that the battle against the Maoists is in its last phase in the state.

- MUKESH RANJAN @Ranchi

JHARKHAND CM Hemant Soren said on Sunday that the battle against the Maoists is in its last phase in the state. After paying floral tributes to the jawan of Jharkhand Jaguar who died during an anti-Maoist operation in Saranda jungles of Chaibasa, Soren told reporters, "The jawan's sacrifice will not go in vain and the operation against Maoists will achieve its final objective."

The jawan was killed and a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) head constable seriously injured in an IED blast triggered by Maoists in the heavily forested border area between the Chotanagra and Jaraikela police stations in West Singhbhum on Saturday.