Motihari, June 26: Two alleged dacoits were killed and three policemen sustained bullet injuries in an encounter near the India-Nepal border in Bihar's East Champaran district, police said on Monday.

Acting on a tip-off about a group of dacoits planning to commit dacoity, police raided Purhania village in Ghorasahan area on Sunday night, East Champaran SP Kantesh Kumar Mishra told reporters here. Baramulla Encounter Update: Lashkar Terrorist Killed, Operation Underway in Jammu and Kashmir.

A group of around 20-25 people moving suspiciously in the area hurled bombs at the police personnel upon spotting them, and in retaliation to it, the law enforcers opened around 24 rounds of fire in self-defence, he said. The dacoits managed to escape to Nepal, the SP said, adding that later two bodies of the dacoits were found. Anil Dujana Killed: Dreaded Gangster Shot Dead in Encounter With UP STF (Watch Video).

Three policemen were injured in the incident and they were admitted to Sadar Hospital in Motihari, where their condition is reported to be out of danger, Mishra said.

The identity or nationality of the deceased and escaping dacoits is yet to be ascertained, he said. Police seized live bombs, a pistol, a gas cutter and bomb-making materials from the encounter site, he said. A bomb disposal squad was deployed and a manhunt was launched to nab the accused, the SP added.

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