India, Sept. 4 -- Two security personnel were killed and another was injured in a gunfight with a splinter Maoist group in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Thursday. Police said the gunfight with Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) members was triggered around 12.30am.

Palamu deputy inspector general Naushad Alam told news agency Press Trust of India: "Two security personnel were killed, and another was injured in the gunfight. The injured were admitted to Medinirai Medical College and Hospital."

The gunfight was triggered after the security forces launched an operation based on information about the presence of TSPC commander Shashikant Ganjhu and his squad in the Kedal village. TSPC members started firing when the security forces...