DHNS
Chikmaglur, Mar 18: The Naxals opened fire on the ANF team, which retaliated, Chikmagalur Superintendent of Police M N Nagaraj said.
Maoists ambushed an Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) team at Kerekatte village in Chikmagalur district on Tuesday, injuring a police constable.
The Naxals opened fire on the ANF team, which retaliated, Chikmagalur Superintendent of Police M N Nagaraj said.
The Naxals then lobbed three grenades before fleeing the scene, he said.
The ANF personnel were on their way to the village after learning about the movement of Naxals in the area when a group of about 12 Naxals attacked them, injuring the constable who has been hospitalised, sources said.
Additional police personnel have been deployed in the area, they said