A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was on Monday injured in an exchange of fire with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Kanker district, police said.
The incident took place at around 10 am in the forests near Mahla BSF camp, under Partapur police station limits, when personnel from BSF”s 114th battalion were out on an area domination operation, according to Kanker Superintendent of Police (SP) Kl Dhruv.
“When the patrolling team was in the forests close to a village near Mahla, Naxals triggered two blasts using improvised explosive devices (IEDs). They then opened fire on security forces which led to a gun fight,” he said.
A constable Shree Bhagwan Singh sustained multiple injuries in the encounter.
“He was brought for medical treatment to Pakhanjore town and then airlifted to Raipur,” the SP said.
The Naxals fled the spot after coming under heavy fire from the patrolling team, the official said.
He added that reinforcements had been rushed to the area where the exchange of fire took place.