NEW DELHI – Two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were killed and anotherwas injured in a gunbattle with Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district onSunday, police said. The ambush took place around 3.45 am when a BSF teamwas returning from an anti-Maoist operation.
“The gunfight took place in a forest near Mahla camp of BSF under Partapaurpolice station limits when a team of BSF’s 114th battalion was returningafter carrying out an anti-Maoist operation,” Deputy Inspector General ofPolice (Anti-Naxal Operations) Sundarraj P told PTI.
The patrolling team came under heavy fire from a group of Naxals when itwas advancing through the forest of Barkot village, located around 250 kmfrom the state capital Raipur, leading to the gun-battle between the twosides.
After a brief exchange of fire, the ultras fled into core forest, he said.
Two constables identified as Lokender Singh and Mukdhiyar Singh, belongingto Rajasthan and Punjab respectively, were killed while another constable,Sandeep Dey, sustained injuries in the gunfight, he said.
Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the bodies of the deceased werebrought to the headquarter of BSF’s 114 battalion in Pakhanjore, he said.
The injured jawan was being airlifted to Raipur for further treatment, theDIG said.
On July 9, two BSF jawans, belonging to the 121st battalion, were killedwhen Naxals had triggered an IED blast while they were on a bike patrol inthe Chhotebethiya area of Kanker.