Three CRPF personnel were killed in an encounter with Naxals, including a\ngirl who was caught in the crossfire, in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district,\npolice said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The gun battle took place around 11 am close to a culvert near Keshkutul\nvillage when a joint team of the CRPF’s 199th battalion and state police was\nout on an area domination patrol on motorcycles, Bijapur Superintendent of\nPolice Divyang Patel said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two girls were caught in the crossfire. One of them died, while the other\nwas injured, police said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The motorcycle-borne patrolling team was heading towards Bhairamgarh from\nits camp in Keshkutul, which falls under the Bhairamgarh police station area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When it was advancing through Keshkutul, the team was ambushed by a group of\narmed rebels and a gunfight ensued, Patel said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While two CRPF men were killed in the encounter, another CRPF man later\nsuccumbed to injuries, officials said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deceased CRPF personnel are assistant sub-inspectors Mahadeva P (50) and\nMadan Pal Singh (52) and head constable Saju O P (47), officials said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Mahadeva hailed from Gulbarga in Karnataka, Singh hailed from Aligarh\nin Uttar Pradesh and Saju from Idukki in Kerala. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two minor girls travelling in a goods carrier were caught in the crossfire\nwhen their vehicle was passing through the encounter spot, the SP said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of them died, while the other was injured, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reinforcement has been rushed to the spot and the injured were admitted to a\nhospital in Bhairamgarh, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a search of the encounter spot, two pressure improvised explosive\ndevices (IEDs) were recovered, Patel said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to another police official, Naxals looted an \n\nAK-47 rifle, its four magazines, one bulletproof\njacket and a wireless set of security forces during the encounter. \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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