Information About Incident 54568-106799-269527 in Bagalkot India

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Police sources told reporters that both ANF and DP were tipped off about the movement of suspected Maoists in the region and at around 2 pm, the ANF team intercepted about 20 to 25 Maoists who begun firing at ANF and Policemen injuring one Police constable Sadashiva Choudhary (25) of Jamkhandi taluk in Bagalkot District.

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The Anti Naxal Force (ANF) and District Police (DP) reportedly exchanged fire with 20 to 25 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Mittabagilu in Bolle forest in Belthangady taluk (administrative unit) in Dakshina Kannada District during a combing operation on March 10, reports Express Buzz. Police sources told reporters that both ANF and DP were tipped off about the movement of suspected Maoists in the region and at around 2 pm, the ANF team intercepted about 20 to 25 Maoists who begun firing at ANF and Policemen injuring one Police constable Sadashiva Choudhary (25) of Jamkhandi taluk in Bagalkot District. The ANF retaliated and exchange of fire continued for over an hour, Inspector-General of Police (IGP, Western Range) Pratap Reddy said.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
54568-106799-269527 3/12/2012 India Police constable injured in an exchange fire in Karnataka

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