<span style="color: #222222;">In Jharkhand, a Maoist was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Hazaribagh district yesterday. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Inspector General of Police (Operation) Ashish Batra said that the CoBRA battalion of the CRPF and the police of Jharkhand and Bihar launched the search operation between Chouparan and Gaya following information that a squad of the CPI (Maoist) entered the forests on the borders to target the patrolling security personnel. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Maoists opened fire at the security personnel at Chouparan police station area. He said that the body of the Maoist, who is yet to be identified, was recovered following the encounter and a search operation is continuing as 12 to 15 Maoists have entered Bihar. An INSAS rifle and a large number of bullet rounds were recovered from the spot.</span>