Bankura: Police and CRPF on Tuesday
conducted a house-to-house search at villages in the Barikul
police station area where Maoists had attacked two camps of
the joint security forces yesterday.
Maoists had attacked the camps last night and looted arms
besides injuring five personnel. IRB jawan Ajoy Pande, who was
missing since then, was suspected to be abducted by the
ultras, police sources said.
Superintendent of police Vishal Garg, however, refused to
comment on the loot of arms.
Five personnel were injured in the Maoist attack on the
camps of the security forces, deployed to conduct anti-Maoist
operation, at Chendapathar and Satnala under Barikul police
station at around 10 pm.
The 24 personnel in the two camps retaliated the Maoist
firing which continued for around one hour, they said.
While one policeman, Swapan Roy Sarkar, was rushed to a
local health centre, four others were admitted to Bankura
Medical College and Hospital.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 18:47