Narayanpur, CG. In Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, four policemen, including two police officers, were killed in the Maoist attack and seven policemen were injured. Special police director general of Police of the anti-Naxal operations DM Awasthi told that two DRDO deputy inspectors and two Rakshaks were killed and seven other policemen were injured in the Naxalite attack in the forest of Irpanar village under Abujhmad area of Narayanpur district.
Awasthi said that the joint team of DRG and STF was released in patrol in the district. Naxalites fired on the police team when the group was close to the village of Iranaparna. Four policemen were martyred in this At the same time the police jawans also retaliated. He informed that after the information of the attack on the police team, additional police party was dispatched to the area and action was taken to expel the injured jawans in the attack.
Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Bastar area Vivekananda Sinha said that on Wednesday, around 11 o’clock in the day the Maoists started firing on the police force. After this the police team also responded. Firing has been going on for two hours from both sides. They said that the bodies of the martyred soldiers and injured soldiers have been taken out and the injured jawans are being dispatched to Raipur. More information is being taken in this regard.
