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PATNA : About 100 suspected Maoist rebels shot and killed 10 police officers on Monday in eastern India, police said.
The officers were gunned down during a religious function in a district in southern Bihar state where the rebels are prevalent, said senior police official S.K. Bhardwaj.
Authorities suspect Maoist rebels were responsible for the attack, Bhardwaj said.
The rebels, known as Naxalites after the village where the movement was founded, frequently target police and government officials. The shooting occurred about 80kilometers south of Patna, the capital of Bihar.
Last week, suspected Maoist rebels killed 15 policemen in a jungle in western India.
The rebels, who say they are inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, have fought for more than three decades in several Indian states, demanding land and jobs for agricultural labourers and the poor.
The guerrillas accuse authorities of plundering the regions rich natural resources with little benefit to local residents.AP
The officers were gunned down during a religious function in a district in southern Bihar state where the rebels are prevalent, said senior police official S.K. Bhardwaj.
Authorities suspect Maoist rebels were responsible for the attack, Bhardwaj said.
The rebels, known as Naxalites after the village where the movement was founded, frequently target police and government officials. The shooting occurred about 80kilometers south of Patna, the capital of Bihar.
Last week, suspected Maoist rebels killed 15 policemen in a jungle in western India.
The rebels, who say they are inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, have fought for more than three decades in several Indian states, demanding land and jobs for agricultural labourers and the poor.
The guerrillas accuse authorities of plundering the regions rich natural resources with little benefit to local residents.AP
