<span style="color: #222222;">In Chhattisgarh, a CRPF jawan was killed in an encounter with Maoists early this morning. The exchange of fire took place around 4 am at Pamed area of Bijapur district in Bastar division, when a joint team of CRPF and state police was on a search operation.<br />''<br />''The jawan belonged to the 151st battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force. Police officials claimed that some Maoists could also have been killed in this encounter.</span><br />