Maoists attack CRPF camp in Gaya, no casualties

Heavily armed Maoists attacked CRPF's elite Cobra battalion at their camp in Dumaria police station in Bihar's Gaya district today, a police official said.

Heavily armed Maoists attacked CRPF's elite Cobra battalion at their camp in Dumaria police station in Bihar's Gaya district on Sunday, a police official said.

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Heavily armed Maoist guerrillas gathered outside the Cobra battalion camp around 8.30pm and fired on the security forces who fired to retaliate, Magadh range DIG, N Hasnain Khan said.

Encounter between Maoists and CRPF jawans was still going on, he said. There was no report of injuries or casualties from either side, Khan said.