Jamshedpur, Dec. 12 -- The police administration has put Khukru block in Ichagarh assembly segment in Seraikela-Kharsawan district under scanner where polling in third phase will be held on Thursday.

Though Ichagarh and adjoining Khukru block where the Assembly poll is to be held was not known for any naxal movement till June this year, but after massacre of five policemen by the CPI-Maoist rebels at Khukru haat on June 14 evening had brought the area under scanner.

Five policemen were killed as CPI-Maoist rebels attacked a patrol party at Khukru block under Chandil sub-divisional in adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district, about 70 Kms away from here on June 14. The rebels who had come in two bikes attacked the police party which was patr...