When the patrolling team was advancing through forest of Barkot village, it came under heavy fire from a group of Naxals leading to the gun-battle between the two sides. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi/Archives)
Two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were killed and another was injured after Naxals ambushed a patrolling party in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district Sunday, police said.
The jawans belonging to BSF’s 114th battalion were returning back to camp after carrying out an anti-Maoist operation when they were attacked, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) Sundarraj P told PTI.
When the patrolling team was advancing through forest of Barkot village, located around 250 km from the state capital Raipur, it came under heavy fire from a group of Naxals leading to the gun-battle between the two sides, he said.
After a brief exchange of fire, the ultras fled into core forest, he said. “Two constables identified as Lokender Singh and Mukdhiyar Singh, belonging to Rajasthan and Punjab respectively, were killed while another constable, Sandeep Dey, sustained injuries in the gunfight,” he said.
Chhattisgarh: Photos of BSF Head Constable Mukhtiyar Singh & Constable Lokendra who lost their lives after naxals opened fire on a BSF platoon in Partapur police station limits in Kanker around 3.45 am today. pic.twitter.com/bMHwr1ygig
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Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the bodies of the deceased were brought to the headquarter of BSF’s 114 battalion in Pakhanjore, he said.
The injured jawan was being airlifted to Raipur for further treatment, the DIG said.
On July 9, two BSF jawans, belonging to the 121st battalion, were killed when Naxals had triggered an IED blast while they were on a bike patrol in the Chhotebethiya area of Kanker.
With PTI inputs