Naxals attack CRPF camp in Chhattisgarh

April 07, 2014 08:56 am | Updated November 17, 2021 05:51 am IST - Raipur

Raipur A Central Reserve Police Force official was on Monday injured when Naxals attacked a camp of paramilitary forces in insurgency-hit Sukma district in southern Chhattisgarh.

The incident took place at the camp of 150 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force in the premises of Chintagufa police station early Monday morning, Sukma Additional Superintendent of Police Neeraj Chandrakar said over phone.

Armed rebels opened indiscriminate fire at the camp leaving sub inspector rank official Mahendra Singh Meena seriously injured, he said.

However, rebels fled the spot after security forces launched retaliatory attack on them, he said adding a rescue team is being sent to retrieve the injured official out of the jungle.

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