Armed security personnel during a gun battle.
Credit: PTI Photo
Mumbai: A commando of the elite C-60 unit of the Gadchiroli police laid down his life while three Maoists were killed during a fierce encounter between Naxals and police in the Abujmarh jungles along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh boundary on Friday.
The Gadchiroli police and the C-60 commando unit busted camps of the CPI (Maoist) cadres during the fierce gun-battle.
The incident took place in Phodewada village on the Gadchiroli-Narayanpur border in the Bhamragad tehsil after specific intelligence was received on Tuesday evening about the presence of outlaws in the area.
So far, three Naxalites have been neutralised in the operation, which was launched three days ago, according to reports reaching here.
The C-60 unit of the Gadchiroli police and a unit of QAT of the Central Reserve Police Force are involved in the ongoing operation.
The police constable, Deepak Chhina Madavi (38) was attached to the Special Operation Team Pranahita.
He is originally from Mandara, Damrancha in Aheri tehsil.
“He was injured during the encounter in Abujhmad. This morning, he was airlifted by helicopter from the dense forest at Abujhmad to the Sub-District Hospital in Bhamragad. However, unfortunately, due to the injuries sustained during the operation, he has attained martyrdom in the service of the nation,” the Gadchiroli district said.
One more jawan, Joga Madavi, received bullet injuries; however, he is out of danger.
The identity of the three Naxals who were gunned down have not yet been revealed. Police have seized one AK-47 rifle and two SLRs from the spot.
More details are awaited.