A police ‘informer’ on Sunday was injured when the suspected Maoists opened fire at him at a weekly market in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.
“Madvi Kosa, was attacked by armed rebels at a weekly market of Gadiras this morning,” a senior police official informed .
After being hit by the bullets, Kosa, somehow, managed to escape and reach Gadiras police station located close to the market, he said. He was then shifted to Jagdalpur hospital and after preliminary treatment, he was airlifted to Raipur for further medication, the official informed.
Security personnel have launched a combing operation in the area to nab the attackers, he added.