Two jawans of District Force were injured after Naxals opened fire on a police team following a blast in a forested patch under Antagarh police station limits, police said here on Thursday. The jawans have been airlifted to Raipur for treatment, police informed.
The incident occurred around 6:30 am in Charre Marre valley when a joint party of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and District Force had started from Kadhai Khodar camp under Antagarh police station limits. The party was on its way to provide security cover to road construction group deployed in the region, officers posted in Police Headquarters here informed.
About 3.5 km from Kadahai Khodar camp, the police party came in the impact area of blast triggered by Naxals. The police jawans took positions and retaliated. Both the sides engaged in gun battle and after sometime sensing police party advancing towards them, Naxals disappeared in the core jungle areas, the officer said. Head Constable Santosh Khunte and Assistant Constable Vijay Markam were injured in the action. They were rushed to Antagarh for providing first aid after which the duo was airlifted to Raipur, they said.