Sukma encounter: Injured CRPF personnel brought to hospital in Raipur

Raipur: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans, who were injured during a gun battle with the Maoists in Chhattisgarh`s Sukma District yesterday, were brought to a hospital here on Friday.

CRPF`s CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) battalion personnel were trapped in violence-affected forests of Sukma for over 18 hours, after they were ambushed in the jungles of Dabbanarka.

The encounter resulted in deaths of two CRPF jawans and left 14 injured.According to reports, as many as three rescue teams were rushed to get the ambushed CoBRA team to hospital. The difficult terrain of the area makes it difficult for the chopper to land and rescue the injured men.