Lohardaga (Jharkhand): Two police personnel were critically injured in an ambush by activists of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district on Friday.
During a search operation in Shahi Ghat area, Maoists exploded an IED and fired upon a police team, in which two personnel were critically injured, a senior officer said.
The policemen returned fire at the red rebels, following which they escaped into the dense forest, said Lohardaga Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Jitendra Kumar Singh.