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STF jawan injured in Naxal attack

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Press Trust of India Raipur
Last Updated : Jun 06 2015 | 6:48 PM IST
A personnel of Special Task Force (STF) of Chhattisgarh Police was injured in a skirmish with Naxals in Sukma district.
Additional Superintendent of Police, Sukma, Santosh Sinh told PTI that Tilak Patel, a jawan, was injured in an encounter between Naxals and police in a forest near Palamdagu under Dornapal police station limits today.
The rebels attacked an STF team, which was patrolling the area and the latter retaliated, he said, adding that the gun-battle went for nearly one hour.
Additional force has been sent to the area, while a chopper has been sent from Raipur to airlift the injured jawan.

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First Published: Jun 06 2015 | 6:48 PM IST

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