RAIPUR: Three CRPF personnel were killed and 14 others injured during a gun battle with the Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Tuesday, official sources said.
The incident occurred near the Tekalgudem village when a joint team of security personnel was out on a search operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P said.
The village is located along the border of Bijapur and Sukma districts.
A team from the 201 battalion of the CoBRA and 150 battalion of the CRPF was working in the area to establish a Forward Operating Base (FOB) when the exchange of fire began around 1 pm.
An FOB is a remote camp meant to facilitate security forces operating in core Naxal areas.
Three CRPF personnel were killed and about 14 have suffered injuries during the operation, the police sources said.
