Two CRPF personnel injured in Maoist attack

Bijapur (Chhattisgarh): Two CRPF personnel suffered bullet wounds in a gun battle with Maoists who opened fire when the troopers were on foot patrol in a forested area here, authorities said.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were attacked around 12.20 p.m. when they were on an “area domination” operation in a dense forest near Majiguda village. The troopers were from the CRPF’s 204 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) team - a specialized unit proficient in guerrilla tactics and jungle warfare.

The attack occurred at a time when the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls was on in Bijapur and other seats in the Maoist-affected region. It was the sixth Maoist attack in 17 days in Chhattisgarh. Minutes before the polls began, Maoists detonated an IED in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district that narrowly missed a CRPF foot patrol. (IANS)

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