NEW DELHI: Suspected Maoist rebels have detonated a land mine, killing seven policemen and injuring six others in eastern India, a top police official said Thursday.
As per details, the policemen were returning from a search operation in Palamau district of Jharkhand state when the land mine blew up their vehicle late Wednesday.
Four policemen died instantly while three others died in a local hospital, said S. N. Pradhan, the police official.
The rebels have been fighting for more than three decades in central and eastern India to demand a greater share of the region’s natural resources for its indigenous peoples. They have been relatively quiet over the past six months.
