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The gunfight took place around 10 am in a forest located between Surnaar and Tetam villages when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation.

According to the police, a 9mm pistol was recovered from the Naxal's possession. The encounter two jawans of the 16th battalion of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) have been injured in an IED (Improvised explosive device) blast

Teams of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the 223rd battalion Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were involved in the operation.

The gunfight broke out when a patrolling team of the DRG was cordoning off a forest near Hakwa village.

Assistant Commandant Nitin Bhalerao, 33, succumbed to injuries suffered in the blast in the early hours of Sunday and nine commandos, were injured.

The gunfight took place at around 5 am in Darbha forest under Kutru police station limits when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the District Force was out on an anti-Naxal operation.

The encounter took place around midnight in the Barachatti forest area of the district, that is about 100 kms from the state capital here.

The skirmish occurred on Wednesday in a forest between Duled and Minpa villages under Chintalnar police station area.