CoBRA Commando Killed, Another Injured in Naxal Encounter in Chhattisgarh
The encounter between the CRPF's elite anti-Naxal combat unit and the Maoists took place around 4pm in a forest near Palodi village under Kistaram police station limits, IGP (Bastar range) Sundarraj P said.
Representative image.
Raipur: A CRPF commando was killed while another injured in a gunbattle with Maoists in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, officials said.
The encounter between the CRPF's elite anti-Naxal combat unit and the Maoists took place around 4pm in a forest near Palodi village under Kistaram police station limits, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P said.
CoBRA commando constable Kanai Majee succumbed to the bullet injuries while he was being evacuated by a helicopter to state capital Raipur, a senior official said.
The other jawan has been evacuated, he said. Both the commandos were from 208th battalion of the CoBRA.
The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) is a special jungle warfare unit of the CRPF deployed for anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh.
Get the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time.