Paying his tributes, Hemant Soren compared the deceased Naxal sympathiser to tribal legend Birsa Munda to claim that Jharkhand never lagged behind when it comes to making sacrifices, whether it was Birsa Munda or Father Stan Swamy.
The close encounter between the Naxalites and security forces lasted for four hours in which the Naxalites rained bullets from light machine guns, used low-intensity IEDs and rocket launchers.
The Committee, representing the Dalit and Tribal victims of Naxal violence, have raised questions over Justice Shinde's decision of granting bail to Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon violence accused Varavara Rao