Raipur: A policeman was killed in an exchange of fire with the Naxals, while in a separate incident two extremists were gunned down in Bijapur district today.

Pramod Patel of the District Force (DF) was killed in a gun-battle with the Naxalites near Sawnar village under Gangalur police station, police said.

The exchange of fire followed after a police team, acting on a tip-off, set out to apprehend a group of Naxals moving in the area, they said.

However, there was no information about any casualty on the Naxals side.

In an another incident, a police team killed two Naxalites near village Santoshpur, some six km from the district headquarters in the wee hours of today, police said.

The police also recovered a hand grenade and two tiffin bombs from the site.

As many as 1,416 people have lost their lives in Naxal violence since Chhattisgarh came into being in November 2000. Of these, 212 were reported till November this year.
Source : PTI