Naxalites kill three in Jharkhand

Naxalites struck for the second time in three days killing three inhabitants of Hadian village.

Naxalites struck for the second time in three days killing three inhabitants of Hadian village of Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district in the wee hours on Saturday.

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The bodies could not, however, be traced, district police super Ashish Batra said.

Batra, who has rushed to the spot with additional force, said police had launched search operation in the extremist-hit area to catch the culprits.

Twelve 12 CRPF jawans of bomb disposal squad were killed in a landmine blast triggered by the Naxalites near Karampada in West Singhbhum district on Thursday.