Dynamite News Chhattisgarh: Police constable, Maoist killed in encounter in Kanker
A police constable and a Naxal were killed during an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Sunday, officials said. Read further on Dynamite News:
Kanker: A police constable and a Naxal were killed during an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Sunday, officials said.
According to police, the encounter broke out between Maoists and the District Reserve Guard (DRG), a unit of the Chhattisgarh Police, in a forest near Kanker's Hidur village under the Chhotebethiya police station during a search operation on Sunday morning.
The police constable, identified as Ramesh Kurethi, lost his life after being shot during the encounter.
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The operation was launched based on specific input about the presence of Naxalites in the Hidur forest, after which a team of police left for an operation, the official said.
According to IG Bastar Range P Sundarraj, the gunfight between security forces and Naxalites continued for about an hour.
"In the encounter, constable Ramesh Kurethi lost his life after being shot," he said.
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Constable Ramesh Kurethi from Bastar Fighters - a wing of state police, was a resident of Sangam village of Kanker's Pakhanjhor.
During the search in the encounter, the body of a male Maoist and an AK-47 rifle were also recovered from the spot.
A search is going on in the surrounding area by the police force, BSF, and DRG. Further details are awaited. (ANI)