The alert also follows seizure of an INSAS rifle, a carbine, two grenades, six magazines, 140 bullets, walkie-talkie and police uniform.

According to Bihar Police HQ, though there were 105 incidents of Maoist violence in 2014 in comparison to 103 in 2013, only 20 civilians we...

The number of police personnel who died during such incidents shows a sharp drop to six in 2014 from 25 in 2013.