Naxalite leader Kanu hurt in Jehanabad operation dies Wednesday, November 16 2005 18:24 Hrs (IST) - World Time -
Patna:
The toll in the storming of the Jehanabad sub jail by CPI(Maoist) rose to 14 with an ultra succumbing to his injuries at Patna Medical College and Hospital today (Nov 16, 2005).
PMCH Deputy superintendent Ashok Kumar Singh told sources Manoj Kanu succumbed to his injuries in the critical care unit of the surgical ward this morning.
A self-styled 'sub-zonal commander' of the ultra-left outfit, Kanu, was critically injured in an accidental bomb explosion during 'Operation Jailbreak'.
He was admitted to PMCH on Monday and operated upon for intestinal perforation after a splinter pierced his intestine during the extremist attack.
Nine Ranvir Sena men who were kidnapped during the daring attack on Jehanabad sub jail were killed, while four had died in the assault on the jail and the Police Lines on Sunday.