Maharashtra naxal encounter: CRPF jawan killed, 2 injured in Gadchiroli

The first encounter broke out at about 5:40 PM yesterday and it was followed by another one at about 8:00 PM

Army, CRPF, jawan, patrol, LoC — An Indian Army jawan patrolling at the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, days after ceasefire violations by the Pakistan Army in Krishna Ghati sector. Photo: PTI

Last Updated : Nov 27 2017 | 1:08 PM IST

A CRPF jawan was killed while two others were injured in an encounter with Naxals in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, officials said today.

A gunfight broke out between a joint team of the CRPF and Maharashtra Police and Maoists near the Dhanora village of the district when the troops were out on operation yesterday.

The first encounter broke out at about 5:40 PM yesterday and it was followed by another one at about 8:00 PM.

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Constable Manjunath Jakkanavar of the 113th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force was killed in the encounter while two other men of the same unit suffered injuries, they said.

Manjunath hailed from Karnataka's Dharwad district, they said adding reinforcements are in the jungle area for combing operations.

It is estimated that a good number of Naxals have also been hit during the encounter, they added.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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