At least four Communists were killed in an encounter with police in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Monday morning

“Four Maoists were killed in the gunfight, while two have been arrested,” Jharkhand Police spokesperson and IG (Operations), Amol V Homkar, told PTI.

The incident took place in Tonto and Goilkera area.

Ashutosh Shekhar, West Singhbhum superintendent of police (SP), told Hindustan Times that the forces have succeeded in arresting an area commander and a hardcore female Naxalite – after the encounter. Arms and ammunition have also been removed from the encounter site, and the search operation is still going on.

The incident came two days after eight Communists were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district. A jawan of the Special Task Force (STF) ws martyred in the incident.