C'garh: Skirmish between forces, Naxals in Rajnandgaon distt

Security forces on Friday recovered arms including one AK-47 rifle and ammunition after an exchange of fire with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district.

The skirmish took place in the forests under Khadgaon police station area when a joint team of Indo-Tibetan Border Police and district police force was conducting counter-insurgency operation based on inputs about movement of ultras, a police official said.

When security forces were advancing through forests between Angara and Narangsur, around 100 km from district headquarters, they came under heavy fire leading to the gun-battle, he said.

However, ultras soon escaped taking advantage of the forest cover and the rough terrain, he said.

During the search, one AK-47 rifle, its three magazines and 26 cartridges, one carbine, its one magazine and 35 cartridges and some items of daily use were found.A combing operation was launched in the area to trace the attackers, the officer said.