Barely 72 hours have passed when three CRPF troopers were martyred and 15 others injured in an encounter with Maoists in the jungles of restive Sukma district, two labourers engaged in road construction work were killed after getting caught in the cross fire in a Naxal ambush attack on police at insurgency-hit Narayanpur district of Bastar on Sunday, police said.
According to the police, the incident occurred at Amdai Ghat under Chhotte Dongar police station about 17 kms from district headquarters Narayanpur.
The deceased were identified as M Vishwakarma and Ajay Singh. They were caught in the Maoist and police cross fire while the construction of roads was going on at Amdai Ghat, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) OP Sharma said, adding, a jawan of District Police was also injured in the incident.
The injured have been evacuated from the forest area, the ASP said. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Raman Singh has strongly condemned the act and expressed sympathy towards the family members of deceased persons.