DRG jawan hurt in gun battle with naxals

A District Reserve Group (DRG) jawan was injured in an exchange of fire with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district today, police said.
The incident occurred in evening in Basaguda police station area when a joint team of security forces was out on a anti-naxal operation, a senior police official told PTI.
A composite squad of DRG, Special Task Force (STF) and CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) had launched the operation to the interiors of Basaguda, around 450 kms away from here, he said.
While the security forces were cordoning off a forested patch close to Tarrem area, they came under heavy fire from a group of ultras that led to the gun-battle, he said.

"A DRG jawan sustained bullet injuries on his leg in the incident. However, ultras soon escaped from the spot," he added.
Reinforcement was rushed to the place and the injured jawan was being evacuated from the forest, he said.