Two jawans of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action ( CoBRA) were injured after an encounter between the security force and Naxals in insurgency infested Sukma district on Sunday, police said.
The jawans sustained minor injuries following a gun-battle with the insurgents in forested patches of Karikunda, under Bhejji police station, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Sukma, Neeraj Chandrakar told The Pioneer over phone.According to the police, the injured jawans were identified as Shivaram Singh and Yogendra Singh. A joint team of CoBRA unit and District Force (DF) had started on a search/combing operation from Bhejji police station on Saturday night.
While searching a forested patch they came suddenly under indiscriminate firing by Maoists. Following a strong retaliation from security forces the Maoists fled into the jungles, Chandrakar informed. The injured jawans have been airlifted to Raipur for treatment, police sources informed.