CRPF commando dead in naxal encounter in Chattisgarh

An encounter with Maoists in Chattisgarh took place last week which has led to the death of a CRPF commando. Head Constable Ajit Singh suffered deep injuries and breathed his last today.

Raipur (Chattisgarh): A CRPF commando, who was injured in an encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district last week, died at a private hospital in Raipur on Tuesday, police said.

Head constable Ajit Singh succumbed to bullet injuries in his abdomen breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Sri Narayana Hospital at around 11.25 am on Tuesday, an official said. Six personnel of 204th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force's elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were injured in a gunfight with ultras in Pamed area of Bijapur on February 10.

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Two Cobra jawans were martyred and a Naxal was also killed in the attack. Singh was a resident of Gandala village in Alwar district of Rajasthan, he said, adding that the body will be sent to his hometown after post-mortem. (PTI COPY)