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Two BSF men killed in Chhattisgarh attack

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IANS Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh)
Last Updated : Mar 12 2016 | 6:43 PM IST

Two BSF personnel were killed and four wounded in a gunfight with Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.

The incident occurred around 2.30 a.m. Friday night when a BSF patrol team was ambushed. The exchange of fire lasted for about one hour, following which two security personnel -- Vijay Kumar and Rakesh Kumar -- died while Jagdish Kumar Kama, Manoj Kumar Kama, Siptendu Thomas and Pappa Kathnam were injured, police superintendent Jitendra Meena said.

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First Published: Mar 12 2016 | 6:24 PM IST

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