Two policemen were killed and five STF men injured in the Sukma district of south Chhattisgarh . “We launched two major anti-Maoist operations on Friday — one in Bijapur district and the other in Sukma district. In Sukma district, we had deputed around 1,500 security personnel. Around 15-20 Maoists were killed in ‘Operation Prahar’ . Two DRG jawans were martyred during a fresh firing at 4 p.m. Five STF men were injured in the morning. Firing is still going on in that area,” D.M. Awasthi, the Special Director General of Police (SDGP) of the Anti-Naxal Operations (ANO) unit of Chhattisgarh Police told The Hindu .
“Some of our jawans were injured while trying to recover the bodies of the Maoists,” the top official revealed.
Five STF men, who were injured in the firing in morning, were airlifted to Raipur by an Indian Air Force chopper.
