Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured on Monday when Naxalites fired at a new camp of security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, a senior official said.
A group of Maoists started firing at around 6 am in the vicinity of the Elmagunda camp, following which the security forces retaliated, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P said.
Head Constable Hemant Chaudhary and Constables Basappa and Lalit Bagh, belonging to the CRPF’s 2nd Battalion sustained injuries in the incident, he said.
The condition of the injured was said to be stable and they were shifted to a medical centre for better treatment, the officer added.