12 policemen killed in landmine blast

Twelve policemen have been killed when their jeep was blown up in a landmine blast in Maoist infested East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.

Twelve policemen were killed on Saturday when their jeep was blown up in a landmine blast in Maoist infested East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.

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The policemen led by sub-inspector Ravi Kant, in-charge of the Digha police picket, were on a long range patrol when the landmine planted by suspected Maoists exploded, Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhusudan Bari told PTI in Jamshedpur.

All the 12 occupants of the truck died on the spot.

The Superintendent of Police Navin Kumar Singh has rushed to the spot, Bari said.