As many as four personnel of security forces werekilled and one police personnel was critically injured in a Naxal attack inJharkhand's Latehar district on Friday, officials said.According to police, theattack was ensued by armed Maoists occurred at about 8:30 pm when a policeparty was on-board an official four-wheeled vehicle in the Chandwa policestation area.

The incident took place just 2 km from Chandwa policestation on national highway-22.

Among the deceased personnel was an official ofSub-Inspector rank, who has been identified as Sukra Uraon while threepersonnel reportedly belonging to the Home Guard were killed in the Naxalattack. The jawans who were killed have been identified as Sikandar Singh,Dinesh Ram Jawan, Jamuna Prasad who is said to be the driver of the vehicle. Personnelidentified as Shambhu Prasad has been critically injured and is receivingtreatment currently.

As many as 50 rounds of bullets were reportedly fired in thecross-fire between security personnel and Maoists who sprung a surprise attackon the personnel.The elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly arescheduled in five phases starting from November 30 and the counting will takeplace on December 23.