1 policeman killed, 3 injured in Maoist encounter
A specially trained policeman was
killed and three others injured in an encounter with Maoists close to
Mardapal village in Kondagaon district, about 250 km south of Raipur on
Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off about the location
of Maoist cadres, a joint team of the district police force and the
specially trained District Reserve Gaurds (DRG) of Chhattisgarh police
launched a search operation in the region.
“The Maoists opened fire on DRG who
swiftly returned the attack. In an ensuing fierce encounter that
continued for over an hour, we lost a jawan. More information is
awaited. Arrangements are being made to air-lift the three seriously
injured personnel to Raipur for immediate medical attention”, the
superintendent of police, State Intelligence Branch (SIB) P Sunderraj
told Hindustan Times.
No reports of casualties to Maoists were reported.
“The Maoists are believed to be present
in at least 16 out of the 27 districts of the state, but are the most
active in south Chhattisgarh’s Bastar having predominant poor tribal
population. They have been waging a war on government and security
forces for over three decades.
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