Three Maoists, including one carrying a ₹1 crore bounty on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district on Monday (September 15, 2025) morning, police said.

The encounter broke out in the Pantitri forest under the Gorhar police station limits around 6 a.m. between the squad of Sahdev Soren of the banned CPI (Maoist) and security forces, a senior officer said.

“The bodies of Sahadev Soren, who was carrying a bounty of ₹1 crore, and two other Maoists have been recovered during the search operation,” he said.

The search operation is still going on.

(This story will be updated with more inputs)