A policeman was injured on Thursday in an exchange of fire with Naxals in dense forests of Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, said Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena.
The gunfight took place in the forests of Kodenar village under Orchha police station limits when a team of security forces was out on a counter-insurgency operation, he added.
Security forces were on the operation since Wednesday into the interior forests of Narayanpur, when they (cops) spotted a Maoist camp in Kodenar, they started encircling the place.
Sensing their presence, the ultras opened indiscriminate fire on the personnel, triggering a gun-battle, he said, adding the rebels managed to escape from the spot.
A Constable, Santosh Markam, belonging to District Force, sustained a bullet injury in the exchange of fire, he added.
Reinforcement was dispatched to the spot and the injured jawan was evacuated to the district headquarters, where after administering the first aid, he was airlifted to Raipur for advanced treatment.