Six policemen hurt in Maoist attack

At least six policemen were injured on Tuesday when suspected Maoists attacked a rescue team of police personnel in Perimili area of Maharashtra?s Gadchiroli district.

The Maoists blew up the anti-landmine vehicle of the police party and opened indiscriminate firing.

The incident happened at about 8.30 am when the police team was on way to reover the bodies of four security personnel, including a CRPF inspector, who were killed by the Maoists in the same area on Monday.

The policemen retaliated the firing but it was not known if any rebels were injured.

The injured policemen were identified as Ramesh Dalai, Umesh Korame, Imran Sheikh, Suresh Bhalame, Sagar Malgune and S Rohankar.

On Monday, four security personnel ? CRPF inspector Nivrati Jadhav, two Police Sub Inspectors Shashikant More and Malgune and constable Anand Gajaje (Patil) ? were killed when Maoists triggered a landmine blast when the security team had gone to the weekly market to fetch vegetables in the Perimili area.

Three bodies, barring that of Gajaje, have been recovered and brought to the district headquarters.