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STF jawan injured in crossfire with Naxals in Chhattisgarh

By ANI | Updated: February 26, 2020 15:45 IST

A Special Task Force (STF) jawan on Wednesday sustained a bullet injury during an exchange of fire with Naxals in the forest area near Puspal village in Narayanpur.

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Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Feb 26 (: A Special Task Force (STF) jawan on Wednesday sustained a bullet injury during an exchange of fire with Naxals in the forest area near Puspal village in Narayanpur.

The jawan has been airlifted to a hospital in Raipur and is reported to have sustained a wound on the leg. He is said to be out of danger, as of now.

A search operation is currently underway.

More details are awaited.

( With inputs from ANI )

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