Gariaband, 20/1: Two women Naxalites were killed and one personnel of the CRPF’s elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action was injured on Monday in an encounter between security forces and ultras in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district, a police official said.
The CoBRA commando’s injury is superficial, he added. The exchange of fire occurred in a forest under Mainpur police station limits along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border during an anti-Naxal operation by security personnel, Gariaband Superintendent official said.