Raipur: In an encounter on Monday in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division, two CRPF men were martyred and one Maoist was eliminated.
The exchange of fire broke out between Central Reserve Police Force’s CoBRA battalion and Maoists at 10.30 am on the border of Bijapur and Sukma districts.
” A Maoist was gunned down in the encounter and a weapon was recovered from the spot,” a senior CRPF official said.
“Four personnel of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA- an elite unit of CRPF) sustained injuries in the gunfight,” he said.