Raipur, Sep 18 (IANS) At least two para-military troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were wounded Thursday in Chhattisgarh’s trouble-torn Bastar region when Maoist guerrillas opened fire on them, an official said.
‘Two CRPF jawans, who were members of a road-opening party, sustained bullet injuries in Bijapur district when they came under heavy gunfire,’ Pawan Deo, deputy inspector general (state’s anti-Maoist operations), told IANS.
The attack site is about 450 km south of here.
The injured troopers were taken to Jagdalpur town, regional headquarters of Bastar region, for treatment.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
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