Bokaro, July 16 -- Constable Praneswar Koch of the CRPF's 209 CoBRA unit succumbed to a bullet injury sustained during an anti-Naxal operation in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, officials said on Wednesday.

The 33-year-old jawan, a resident of Kokrajhar in Assam, was critically injured during an exchange of fire with Naxals early Tuesday morning and later succumbed to his injuries, they said.

Earlier in the day, security forces neutralised Kunwar Manjhi, a sub-zonal Naxal commander of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), who carried a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on his arrest.

According to the CRPF, the exchange of fire reportedly began around 6:30 am and was part of a joint operation carried out by the Jharkhand Police and the CRPF's 209 COBRA (Commando B...