<p>Two jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were injured in an exchange of fire with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Sukma district on Sunday, a senior official said.</p>.<p>The skirmish took place in the morning in a forest near Chichorguda village under Kerlapal police station limits when a team of the state's anti-Naxal force DRG was patrolling to ensure security to a road construction work, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI.</p>.<p>The road is being constructed between Chichorguda and Nilawaya villages, considered as a Maoist stronghold. When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest area near Chichorguja, located about 450 km from the state capital Raipur, it came under fire from a group of Maoists, leading to the gunfight, he said. “DRG constable Somdu Pyam and assistant constable Mehru Ram Kashyap suffered injuries in the gunfight," he said.</p>.<p>After being alerted, additional security personnel were rushed to the spot, the official said, adding that a search operation was underway in the area. The injured jawans were shifted to Sukma district hospital and their condition was said to be stable, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>Two jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were injured in an exchange of fire with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Sukma district on Sunday, a senior official said.</p>.<p>The skirmish took place in the morning in a forest near Chichorguda village under Kerlapal police station limits when a team of the state's anti-Naxal force DRG was patrolling to ensure security to a road construction work, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI.</p>.<p>The road is being constructed between Chichorguda and Nilawaya villages, considered as a Maoist stronghold. When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest area near Chichorguja, located about 450 km from the state capital Raipur, it came under fire from a group of Maoists, leading to the gunfight, he said. “DRG constable Somdu Pyam and assistant constable Mehru Ram Kashyap suffered injuries in the gunfight," he said.</p>.<p>After being alerted, additional security personnel were rushed to the spot, the official said, adding that a search operation was underway in the area. The injured jawans were shifted to Sukma district hospital and their condition was said to be stable, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>