A police constable was injured on Friday in a gun-battle with Maoists in insurgency infested Sukma district of Bastar in Chhattisgarh.
The encounter took place in the forests under Tongpal police station limits when a joint team of District Reserve Group (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) was carrying out an anti-Naxal operation in the region, according to Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Santosh Singh.
While the security team was cordoning off a forest axis at Kunna when a group of armed Naxals opened fire on them following which a gun battle broke out between the two sides, he said.
However, after a brief exchange of fire, the ultras fled into the core forests, he said.
"A constable of DRG sustained bullet injuries in his leg in the incident," the ASP said.
Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the injured personnel were taken to Jagdalpur district headquarters for treatment, he said.