Police in Jharkhand on Thursday said that a Maoist, who had a bounty of Rs 2 lakh, was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Gumla district.

Acting on a tip-off, the forces began an operation to nab Rajesh Oraon from near Marwa forest, Superintendent of Police (SP) Ehtesham Waquarib told PTI. "As the force reached there, Maoists started firing. In retaliatory firing, Oraon was killed on the spot," he said.