Some men engaged in illegal sand mining fired upon a police team at Ajaygarh, 40 km from here, on Friday afternoon, police said.
The police team led by Sub Divisional Officer of Police, J.S. Markam, had gone to the spot after it received reports of illegal sand mining.
The miners at the spot allegedly opened fire.
There were no reports of casualties and additional police force was rushed from here, police said.
Today's incident follows the death of IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh while trying to stop a tractor carrying illegally quarried stones in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh two days ago.