<p>An FIR has been registered against 12 Maoists in connection with the killing of a forest tracker in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said.</p>.<p>Forest tracker Dev Kumar Prajapati, aged 35, was beaten to death and four others were injured allegedly by a group of around 15 Maoists in Durup Panchayat under the Netarhat Police Station limits, about 150 km from the state capital Ranchi, on Wednesday night.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/maoist-sub-zonal-commander-surrenders-in-jharkhands-gumla-1238272.html">Maoist sub-zonal commander surrenders in Jharkhand's Gumla</a></strong></p>.<p>Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) Anjani Anjan said the FIR against 12 red rebels and several unknown members of banned CPI (Maoist) has been registered.</p>.<p>"Maoist regional commander Chhotu Kharwar, zonal commander Manish, sub-zonal commanders Ujjwal and Pradip have been named in the FIR," he said on Friday.</p>.<p>The police have been conducting raids to arrest the Maoists after the forest tracker was killed, the SP said.</p>.<p>Prajapati was engaged as a forest tracker on a daily wage basis in the Palamau Tiger Reserve.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, CRPF jawans have recovered an improvised explosive device from the Maoist-hit Kuku village under the Garu Police Station limits in Latehar district, CRPF 112 battalion commandant Pramod Sahu said.</p>.<p>The IED has been defused, he added.</p>
<p>An FIR has been registered against 12 Maoists in connection with the killing of a forest tracker in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said.</p>.<p>Forest tracker Dev Kumar Prajapati, aged 35, was beaten to death and four others were injured allegedly by a group of around 15 Maoists in Durup Panchayat under the Netarhat Police Station limits, about 150 km from the state capital Ranchi, on Wednesday night.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/maoist-sub-zonal-commander-surrenders-in-jharkhands-gumla-1238272.html">Maoist sub-zonal commander surrenders in Jharkhand's Gumla</a></strong></p>.<p>Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) Anjani Anjan said the FIR against 12 red rebels and several unknown members of banned CPI (Maoist) has been registered.</p>.<p>"Maoist regional commander Chhotu Kharwar, zonal commander Manish, sub-zonal commanders Ujjwal and Pradip have been named in the FIR," he said on Friday.</p>.<p>The police have been conducting raids to arrest the Maoists after the forest tracker was killed, the SP said.</p>.<p>Prajapati was engaged as a forest tracker on a daily wage basis in the Palamau Tiger Reserve.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, CRPF jawans have recovered an improvised explosive device from the Maoist-hit Kuku village under the Garu Police Station limits in Latehar district, CRPF 112 battalion commandant Pramod Sahu said.</p>.<p>The IED has been defused, he added.</p>