RAIPUR: An assistant commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed on Saturday afternoon in a Maoist ambush at Khallari village, about 15 km from Nagri town in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh .

According to police, assistant commandant SK Das of the 211 Battalion was killed while leading a combing operation in the area.

Since last Saturday's ambush in the Jeeram area of Darbha, Maoists have carried out several attacks, including two on an ex-member of the anti-Maoist civilian militia Salwa Judum.