A commando of the CRPF’s jungle warfare unit, CoBRA, was injured in a gun battle with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Tuesday, police said.
The gunfight took place at around 1 pm in a forest between Kottaguda and Pegdapalli villages where security forces were on a search operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P said.
Personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF) and the 210th Battalion of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were involved in the operation launched from the Basaguda police camp.
A group of Naxalites opened fire when one of the patrolling teams of the CoBRA and STF was cordoning off an area between the two villages, around 450 km away from Raipur, triggering the fighting, the officer said.
“CoBRA Head Constable Sanjeev Kumar sustained injuries in the skirmishâ€, Sundarraj said.
The injured commando was rushed to the nearby Sarkeguda camp where he is being treated. His condition is said to be stable.
After the guns fell silent, the security forces recovered explosives and Maoist-related materials from the spot, the official added.
On Sunday night, four security personnel were injured after Naxalites fired at their camp in Kutru area of Bijapur district.
