Assistant Commandant S B Tirkey was killed within the gunfight with Maoists. (Representational)
Bijapur:
An officer of the Central Reserve Police Power (CRPF) and one other safety personnel injured in an encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.
The encounter between CRPF’s 168 Battalion and the Maoists occurred in a forest space in Bijapur’s Usoor block, mentioned Superintendent of Police Kamlochan Kashyup. The world is about 440 km away from state capital Raipur.
Assistant Commandant S B Tirkey, who was from Jharkhand, was killed within the gunfight. A combing operation is presently underway within the space.
