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Ex-army men to combat Maoists

Ranchi: Jharkhand would soon have a battalion comprising retired army personnel to combat ultra-left Maoists active in 18 districts of the State.

“The Government has approved of a new battalion. Ex-army personnel will be recruited in it to control extremism and, if necessary, other law and order related crimes,” Chief Minister Madhu Koda said here on Tuesday night.

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