By IANS,
Raipur : Maoist rebels opened fire at a base camp of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Wednesday night in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, police said. No casualties have been reported.
Maoists fired at least six rounds at Polampalli base camp of the CRPF and the paramilitary troopers retaliated strongly.
“Maoists fired shots from a distance at the base camp and the CRPF troopers returned fire and also lobbed a bomb. There is no casualty to the forces. The rebels were probably testing our preparedness,” said a police officer based at Dornapal, 15 km from the camp.
The officer said that it was not known immediately whether Maoists suffered injuries in the retaliatory firing as there was a total darkness around the base camp.
The Polampalli camp is over 450 km south from state capital Raipur and some 60 km from the area where the rebels had killed 76 policemen Tuesday.