By IANS
Malkangiri (Orissa) : At least two people were injured Thursday in an exchange of fire between a group of Maoists and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Orissa's Malkangiri district, said police sources.
A CRPF soldier and a villager sustained bullet injuries when a group of Maoists open fired at a weekly market from the nearby forest at Kalimela, about 740 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, at about 12.30 p.m.
The Maoists were targeting the CRPF soldiers who were on duty in the market. The soldiers retaliated and the exchange of fire continued for about 15 minutes after which the Maoists disappeared into the forest.
The injured people were immediately taken to the local government hospital. They were later moved to the district government hospital, sub-divisional police officer Satyabrata Bhoi told IANS.