Naxals attack CISF post in Chhattisgarh; one trooper killed

RAIPUR: A CISF trooper was today killed while another was injured in an attack by naxals on a security post in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.

The attack took place early morning in the Bacheli complex of the National Mineral Development Corporation ( NMDC) mines, which is guarded by the paramilitary.

The naxals have also looted two weapons, a senior official said.

Security forces have launched a combing operation in the area and reinforcements have been rushed.

The Bacheli-Kirandul complex has witnessed a number of naxal attacks and six CISF men were killed earlier this year in a similar ambush attack carried out by the ultras in this naxal hotbed of Dantewada in the Bastar region of the state.