Two Jawans of Central Reserve Police Force (CoBRA unit) were injured in an encounter with Maoist insurgents in Bijapur Saturday morning. The injured jawans have been referred to Bijapur district hospital after giving initial treatment at Basaguda primary Health Centre.
According to Bijapur Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal, a team of CRPF CoBRA unit jawans had left Basaguda Thana for routine search operation in nearby areas on Saturday morning. Maoist insurgents hiding in the nearby jungle started firing as soon as the team of security forces reached near them. Jawans of the searching team also took position and returned the fire. However, after an hour long gun battle, the insurgents fled into the jungles taking cover of the rugged terrain and hillocks. In the encounter two CoBRA unit Jawans Bhagirathi Kalita and Chandan Kumar were injured. They were immediately taken to Basaguda Primary Health Centre and after initial treatment were referred to Bijapur district hospital. Their condition is stated to be stable.
According to Agrawal, police parties have been dispatched to hunt down the insurgents while searching at the encounter spot was in progress.