Constable killed, three others injured in Naxal encounter

A police constable was killed and three others were injured in an encounter with naxalites today evening near Kandoli village in Etapalli taluka of Gadchiroli district, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Dhananjay Mhaske from C-60 Police party. The injured cops are: Sunil Tore, Shankar Kunghati and Prashant Meshram.

One of them received serious injuries in the leg and was likely to be brought to city for treatment, police said.