2 jawans die in Naxal encounter in Chhattisgarh

Raipur | Monday | 16th July, 2018

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RAIPUR: Two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were killed and another was injured in a gunbattle with Naxals in Chhattisgarh 's Kanker district on Sunday, police said. The gunfight took place in a forest near Mahla camp of BSF under Partapaur police station limits.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..