Sun Sep 14 12:38:31 UTC 2025: **News Article:**
**Maoist Commander Killed in Jharkhand Encounter**
**Medininagar, September 14, 2025** – Security forces in Jharkhand’s Palamu district killed a Maoist commander in a gunfight on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Mukhdev Yadav, 40, a self-styled commander of the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC).
The encounter took place in a forest area bordering Manatu and Tarhasi, according to police. Yadav was carrying a reward of ₹5 lakh on his head and was allegedly involved in the murder of two security personnel earlier this month.
Authorities recovered Yadav’s body and a rifle from the scene. The operation is part of ongoing efforts to locate another TSPC commander with a ₹10 lakh bounty.
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The text is a news article from The Hindu reporting the death of a Maoist commander, Mukhdev Yadav, in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Palamu district on September 14, 2025. Yadav was a self-styled commander of the banned TSPC, and the encounter took place during an operation to find another TSPC commander. The article notes that Yadav had a bounty on his head and was allegedly involved in the murder of security personnel. The rest of the text is information about the newspaper itself, including other publications, terms of service, and copyright information.
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