Three jawans lost their lives, and 14 others sustained injuries during an exchange of fire with Naxals in Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred near Tekalgudem village along the Sukma-Bijapur border while a joint team of security personnel was engaged in a search operation.
The exchange of fire occurred around 1 pm when a team from the 201 battalion of the CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and the 150 battalion of the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) was working in the area to establish a Forward Operating Base (FOB).
Earlier, security forces averted a major tragedy by discovering and defusing two improvised explosive devices, weighing 5 kg and 3 kg, planted on dirt tracks in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district. The explosives were intended to target security personnel during patrolling.
