Two policemen and a woman were injured in firing by Maoists at a village in Etapalli taluka of the district this morning, police said.
Police sub inspector Vijay Jadhav, Constable Umesh Kodape and a local woman Zantu Dey were wounded in their legs, they said.
The policemen and the woman were injured when the Naxals, clad in civil dress, opened fire at them at around 9.30 am at the main square of Gatta (Jambhiya) village, Superintendent of Police Mohd Suvez Haque said.
Police could not retaliate since it was a public place and several people were present at the square at that time, he added. While the cops were taken to a private hospital in Nagpur, the woman was admitted to the government medical college there, Haque said. Meanwhile, police have arrested a Naxalite Bandu, alias Tukaram Pungati, from Mangota village in Aheri taluka.
Police sub inspector Vijay Jadhav, Constable Umesh Kodape and a local woman Zantu Dey were wounded in their legs, they said.
The policemen and the woman were injured when the Naxals, clad in civil dress, opened fire at them at around 9.30 am at the main square of Gatta (Jambhiya) village, Superintendent of Police Mohd Suvez Haque said.
Police could not retaliate since it was a public place and several people were present at the square at that time, he added. While the cops were taken to a private hospital in Nagpur, the woman was admitted to the government medical college there, Haque said. Meanwhile, police have arrested a Naxalite Bandu, alias Tukaram Pungati, from Mangota village in Aheri taluka.