2 CRPF Commandos, 1 Naxal Killed In Gun-Battle In Chattisgarh’s Bijapur
The CRPF had been out on a counter-insurgency operation when the incident happened (Representational)
Raipur:
Two commandos of the Central Reserve Police Pressure (CRPF) had been killed and 6 different CRPF workforce, together with an officer had been injured in an come across with the Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Monday, officers mentioned.
A Naxal was once additionally killed within the gun-battle, they mentioned.
The gunfight began round 10.30 am in a wooded area in Irapalli village beneath Pamed police station limits, situated over 400km from Raipur, when safety forces had been out on a counter-insurgency operation, a senior CRPF legitimate mentioned.
The patrolling group of 204th battalion of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Motion) had introduced the operation on Sunday night time from Tippapuram camp in forests alongside the border of Sukma-Bijapur districts, he mentioned.
When safety workforce had been advancing in the course of the Irapalli wooded area, they got here beneath hearth from Naxals, triggering a fierce gun-battle between the 2 aspects, he mentioned.
“Two constables – Vikas Kumar and Purnand Sahu – had been killed within the gunfight, whilst six others, together with an officer, sustained accidents”, he mentioned.
Whilst Mr Kumar was once a local of Banda district in Uttar Pradesh, Mr Sahu hailed from Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh.
The injured CRPF workforce had been recognized as deputy commandant Prashant Kumar, head constable Ajit Singh and constables Giriwar Oraon, P Pawan Kumar, Bibha Basu Mahata and Pawar Pandurang, he mentioned.
The trade of fireside lasted for roughly two hours and then the Naxals escaped into the dense wooded area, he mentioned.
In line with the legitimate, a Naxal was once additionally killed within the come across and a weapon was once recovered from the spot.
The injured workforce had been being airlifted to the state capital Raipur for remedy, he mentioned.
