An exchange of fire took place between Maoist insurgents and BSF (Border Security Force) personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Thursday.
Police said there were no reports of casualties or injuries.
The skirmish took place on Thursday morning when a team of the 171st battalion of BSF was out on a road security operation in the Bande police station area, a senior police official told PTI.
The BSF personnel had launched the operation to ensure security to the construction of Bande-Irpanaar road (36 km), he said.
While the patrolling team was carrying out the road security operation between Kurenar and Kanhargaon villages, the armed ultras opened fire following which the BSF personnel retaliated, he said.
However, the rebels soon escaped in the forest, he said, adding that BSF’s patrolling was underway in the region.
The BSF had last month set up its camp in Kanhargaon village, that lies on the border of Kanker and Gadchiroli districts (Maharashtra), to ensure security to the Bande-Irpanaar road.
The road between Bande and Irpanaar goes through a dense forest, along the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border, which is a Maoist hotbed, a BSF official said. The Naxals are frustrated with construction of the road and are trying to disrupt it by making such attempts, he added.
Source: HindustanTimes