A jawan of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) was martyred while another injured after suspected Maoists attacked them near Mirtur police station, while they were returning from a weekly market on Sunday afternoon.
The injured jawan has been referred to Jagdalpur medical college, informed Additional Superintendent of Police, Bijapur Abhiskh Meena. According to police sources, the incident occurred just 300 meters from the Mirtur police station when the jawans were returning after a weekly market on Sunday afternoon. Some armed unidentified Naxals clad in civil dress suddenly reached at the spot and opened indiscriminate fire towards jawans and fired a few rounds before fleeing from the spot. The incident happened in such a short duration that before police staff in Mirtur police station could react, the Naxals fled away, police said.
The deceased constable was identified as Mukesh Sharma (23), son of Ram Kumar Sharma, native of Rajasthan, while the injured jawan was identified as Suneet (25) hailing from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. "Suneet has was hit in the torso area and has been referred to Jagdalpur medical college," the ASP told The Pioneer over phone.