Two CRPF jawans who were part of a contingent deployed in Bastar for anti-Naxal operation, were killed in a road accident on Saturday when the SUV in which they were travelling in overturned, police said.
The vehicle was part of the convoy of a senior paramilitary official that was destined to reach Jagdalpur from Bijapur, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Jagdalpur Vijay Pandey informed.
The vehicle had reached near Dilimili village under Kodenar police station limits when the driver lost control and the vehicle overturned after skidding off the road, the ASP said.
Soon after getting information about the incident, a police team was rushed to the spot and the injured personnel were shifted to Jagdalpur government hospital. The intensity of collision was so severe that Anup Kumar Ghosh of 119th battalion CRPF died on the spot, while Head Constable Anil HM, of the 222nd battalion, who was driving the vehicle, succumbed to his injuries in hospital. According to police Ghosh was a native of Nadia district from West Bengal while Anil belonged to Karnataka.
Head constable Ravindra Kumar and Constable Tarun Kumar who were also in the vehicle are under medical observation. Meanwhile, police have registered a case in this connection and a probe has been launched.