A gunfight broke out between security forces and Naxals on the outskirts of Ranchi city on Thursday, police said.
Acting on a tip-off that five members of the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) were in a forest in the Budmu police station area, a search operation was started around 3.30 pm, they said.
Soon, a gunfight broke out between the Naxals and the forces, they added.
"However, the extremists escaped taking advantage of the forest," Superintendent of Police (Ranchi-Rural) Naushad Alam told PTI.
A rifle and live bullets were seized from the area, he said.
Alam said they have received information that some of the extremists were injured in the gunfight.
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"We are verifying it," he said.
