Sukma: CRPF officer killed in gunfight with Maoists

The encounter took place in a dense forest in the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, located around 500 km away from the state capital Raipur.

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Raipur: In a gunfight with the Maoists, an officer of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed. The encounter took place in a dense forest in the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, located around 500 km away from the state capital Raipur. In Kistaram police station area, the gunfight took place last night when a team of CRPF's 212th battalion was out on a search-cum-area domination operation, Deputy Inspector General of Police (South Bastar Range) Sundarraj told PTI. "Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Anil Kumar Maurya was killed in the incident," he said. Maurya was a native of Madhya Pradesh. Security forces have launched a combing operation in the area.