A police constable was killed and three others were grievously injured in an encounter with the Maoists in Narayanpur district of South Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
The incident took place near Botha village under Hawrai police station of Narayanpur when a joint team of district police Jawans and the CAF (Chhattisgarh Armed Force) was on a routine combing operation, Narayanpur district Superintendent of Police Amit Kamble said.
“Constable Athanas Bada was killed and Constable Lalit Kashyap, Kamleshwar Sahu and Rejendra Nishad were injured in the encounter,” said Additional Director-General (ADG) of Police, Naxal Operations, R.K.Vij.