Two CRPF jawans were injured after some alleged Maoist attacked a police party in Bijapur district on Sunday morning, police said. The injured policemen after treatment at Basaguda were airlifted to Raipur for better treatment.
According police a search party of 199 CRPF battalion had started on regular patrol and reached near the jungles of Hiroli village under Basaguda police station. Suddenly Maoists who were hiding in the dense forest opened fire on the security personnel. The police jawans also returned fire. The intermittent gun battle lasted for about an hour after which the Maoists vanished in the dense jungle. Two Jawans were injured in the encounter who were rushed to Basaguda primary health centre and were then airlifted to Raipur.