A trooper of District Reserve Group (DRG) was killed while another was critically injured following an encounter with Maoists in a forested patch of insurgency-hit Dantewada district of Bastar, police said here on Wednesday.
Different police teams of DRG, STF, CoBRA had embarked upon the anti-Naxal operation from Tongapal police station limits after they had received precise intelligence inputs about presence of Naxals in a forested patch near Durvapara village about 14-15 km from district headquarters, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Kamlochan Kashyap said.
“The gunfight between a team of DRG and Maoists broke out in the forests near Durvapara village in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday,” the SP said.
After heavy gun-fight between both the sides that lasted for about two hours, the Naxals slipped into dense jungle areas while taking advantage of darkness, he added.
“In the gunfight constable Shyamlal Atami of DRG attained martyrdom while another constable Rajesh Satam has sustained critical injuries,” Kashyap said. Meanwhile, Rajesh Satam was airlifted to Raipur for better treatment, he mentioned. Additional reinforcement was rushed to the spot for carrying out rescue operation, he said, adding, further details were awaited.