A CoBRA commando of the CRPF and a Naxalite were killed during an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, officials said.
The operation is ongoing in the Tumrel area under the Usoor police station limits of the district, led by the 210th Battalion of CRPF’s CoBRA unit and troops from the Chhattisgarh Police DRG and STF, the officials said.
A CoBRA commando has been killed in action while another has been injured, they said.
A Naxalite has also been neutralised in the exchange of fire and a weapon has been recovered, they added. The officials earlier identified the district where the operation is underway as Sukma.
An IAF helicopter has been pressed into service to evacuate the injured, officials said.