A Special Task Force, STF jawan, who was critically injured late last evening in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, died today. Deputy Inspector General of Police – Dantewada region Sundarraj P informed that Constable Salabh Upadhyay succumbed to his injuries in the wee hours.
The jawan had sustained bullet injuries on his head in the gun-battle between a joint team of security forces and ultras which took place in a restive forest pocket of Bijapur’s Basaguda police station area late last evening. The deceased was a native of Bhadohi district in Uttar Pradesh.
