Two police jawans were injured in an encounter between security forces and Maoists in a dense forest patch of Bastar district, a senior police official said on Monday.
The skirmish took place in the restive Dodrepara village coming under Darbha police station limits of the district when a joint team of security forces was carrying out an anti-Naxal operation, Bastar District Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vijay Pandey informed.
The joint squad had launched the operation along the borders in Darbha area he said, adding that the exchange of fire occurred when the troopers were cordoning off a forested patch in Dodrepara.
Police constables identified as Budra and Mansai posted at Darbha police station, sustained minor splinter injuries in the encounter, whereas the Maoists managed to escape from the spot, he further said.The injured jawans were taken to a nearby CRPF camp in Koleng area, from where they were shifted to Government hospital in Jagdalpur where their condition was stated to be stable , Pandey said.
Police found some Naxal documents, uniform and other related materials from the spot. Moreover, the blood stains found at the spot indicate that some insurgents were also injured in the gun-battle, but their colleagues managed to take them away from the spot taking advantage of forest, the ASP added.