BASTAR: Five jawans were killed while twelve others got injured in a clash between the security forces and Maoists in Bastar’s Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

Director-General of Police, Chhattisgarh, DM Awasthi said that a joint team of state police and RPF’s Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were out on anti-Naxal operations when the encounter took place between Maoists and security forces near Tarerum jungles of the district.

“The encounter lasted for about two hours and bodies of five jawans have been recovered by the forces. The forces are still returning from the jungles and we are waiting for more information,” said the DGP.

The incident took place 10 days after the attack on a bus of District Reserve Guard personnel at Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh. Five policemen were martyred in Narayanpur while people were injured.