The encounter that started on Saturday night was still going on with heavy firing from both sides. IG, operations, and state police spokesperson Ashish Batra said that the meeting of CPI Maoists was being attended by senior leaders of the banned outfit. “We have information about a central committee member and cadres from West Bengal and Jharkhand attending the meet,” he added.

At a time when the encounter still continued police had little information about the onground success about elimination or arrest of the Maoists. Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/ranchi-crpf-jawan-injured-in-encounter-with-maoists/articleshow/67103123.cms