A Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) trooper was on Thursday killed when Maoists attacked him near a police camp in the restive Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh.
As per preliminary information, a group of armed rebels opened fire on a team of security personnel while they were patrolling outside the CAF's camp at Amdai village coming under Chhotedongar police station limits this morning, police said.
The firing by Maoists led to a gun-battle between the two sides, according to Narayanpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Meena .
However, after a short encounter, the Maoists fled to the dense forests, he said.
"CAF constable Ashwini Singh Rajput was martyred in the incident," Meena said.
Soon after the incident, security forces launched a combing operation in the region to nab the attackers, he said.