Chhattisgarh: 1 CRPF killed, 1 injured after encounter breaks out with Naxals

A fresh encounter broke out between the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Naxals, killing one officer and a constable injured in Chhattisgarh’s Left Wing Extremism-affected Sukma district on Sunday.

Encounter breaks out between CRPF, Naxals in Chhattisgarh

This firing incident happened on Sunday morning in the Jagargunda area when a team of the CRPF's 165th battalion was out on an anti-Naxal operation.

Sukma, Chhattisgarh | In an encounter with Naxalites at around 7am today, sub-inspector Sudhakar Reddy of CRPF 165th Battalion lost his life while constable Ramu was injured. The injured soldier is being given first aid and has been airlifted for treatment. Four suspects have…

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According to the officials, the anti-Naxal operation was launched at around 7 am from Bedre camp towards Ursangal village in the Jagargunda area.

1 CRPF officer killed, 1 injured

An encounter broke out between CRPF and Maoists during the operation, in which Sub-Inspecter Sudhakar Reddy was killed while Constable Ramu sustained bullet injuries.

Following this, Ramy was immediately airlifted to a hospital for primary treatment.

Meanwhile, four suspects were detained by the police from a nearby area and a joint operation was launched by teams of the CRPF's COBRA unit, and the local police.