3 CRPF personnel killed in an encounter with the Naxals in Bijapur, Chattisgarh
New Delhi, June 28:
Updated: One more CRPF personnel has succumbed to injuries sustained in an encounter with Naxals in Keshkutul area of Bijapur, today. Two personnel had earlier succumbed to injuries sustained in the encounter. This takes the count to three.
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Two CRPF personnel have been killed in an encounter with the Naxals in Bijapur, Chattisgarh. One villager also lost his life during the cross firing between the Forces and the Naxals.
An encounter broke between the security forces and the Naxals in Keshkutul area of Bijapur in Chattisgarh.
CRPF personnel who was injured in the encounter with Naxals in Keshkutul area of Bijapur has succumbed to his injuries.
Earlier one CRPF personnel has lost his life and another personnel injured in an encounter with Naxals in Keshkutul area of Bijapur.
An encounter also broke out between the security forces and the Naxals in Rajnandgaon city of Chhattisgarh.
From the encounter site, Arms and ammunition have been recovered in a good amount from the encounter site.
In the meantime security forces on Friday destroyed a Maoist camp after a gun battle in Chhattisgarh, officials said.
The 27th Battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) targeted the camp in Rajnandgaon district, close to the Maharashtra border.
A brief battle broke out at around 4 a.m. when the ITBP and Chhattisgarh Police reached the jungles of Kohkatoli near the Rajnandgaon-Kanker-Gadchiroli border.
ITBP official Vivek Pandey told IANS: "It is a major success for us as we could demolish a Naxalite camp before they could have settled and carried out any attack. During the encounter, there has been no report of any injury to our security forces."
He said there were chances that some Maoists may have suffered bullet injuries.
The rebels, believed to be 20 to 26, escaped from the site. Seized from the spot were a 303 rifle, two 12 bore rifles, an air gun, a wireless set and other items.
According to an ITBP statement, it is believed that local Maoist commander Sukh Lal was leading the group in the jungle when the encounter broke out.
More details awaited.
With Agencies, Pic Google
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