5 security personnel killed, 10 injured in encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh
Team Udayavani, Apr 3, 2021, 5:32 PM IST
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Raipur: Five security personnel were killed and 10 others injured in the line of duty in an encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a top police officer said.
According to police, Maoists have also been killed during the exchange of fire.
“The encounter broke out in Tarrem area (along Sukma and Bijapur border) when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxal (Maoist) operation,” Chhattisgarh Director General of Police DM Awasthi told PTI.
More details are awaited.
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