A jawan of the Special Task Force (STF) Budhdeo Sahu was martyred while two Maoists were killed in a fierce gun battle between security forces and insurgents in the forests of Harrakoder and Picchikoder areas of Bastar division on Friday morning.
Based on the inputs about presence of a few insurgents in Harrakoder area, a joint team of STF and District Force (DF) left from lohandiguda police station on Thursday evening on the directives of of Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Yadav, according to Bastar Range Inspector General of Police (IGP) S R P Kalluri .
The team conducted search operations throughout the night before some insurgents opened indiscriminate fire on the team during morning hours today (Friday). In the gun battle, STF jawan Budhdeo Sahu was seriously injured after suffering bullet injuries who later succumbed, Kalluri said.
He said that the bodies of two dead insurgents and a 4.5 automatic weapon were recovered from the spot. The body of the martyred jawan would be brought to the Jagdalpur District Headquarters and tributes would be paid in Jagdalpur police line here.