Policeman injured in gun-battle with with Naxals

A policeman was today injured in an exchange of fire with Naxals in dense forests of Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, an official said.
The gunfight took place in the forests of Kodenar village under Orchha police station limits when a team of security forces was out on a counter-insurgency operation, Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena told PTI.
Security forces were on the operation since yesterday into the interior forests of Narayanpur, around 300km from here. When they spotted a Maoist camp in Kodenar, they started encircling the place, he said.
Sensing their presence, the ultras opened indiscriminate fire on the personnel, triggering a gun-battle, he said, adding the rebels managed to escape from the spot.

"A Constable, Santosh Markam, belonging to district force, sustained bullet injury in the exchange of fire," he added.
Reinforcement was rushed to the spot and the injured jawan was evacuated to the district headquarters, where after administering the first aid, he was airlifted to Raipur for further treatment, he said.