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Chhattisgarh Naxal encounter: 15 jawans missing
Around 15 security personnel are missing following the encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh s Bijapur district on Saturday. A reinforcement party has rushed to the encounter spot. Bodies of two jawans have been recovered as of now, Chhattisgarh Police sources said. 23 injured have been admitted to Bijapur hospital and 7 have been admitted to a Raipur hospital, it added.
Five security personnel were killed and about 10 were injured in the encounter with Naxals in jungles near Tarrem in Bijapur district. In an encounter in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, initial reports indicate that three District Reserve Guard (DRG) and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans have been martyred, one Naxal has also been killed, the encounter is on, CRPF had said.
Chhattisgarh: 400 Naxals Ambushed Security Personnel With Heavy Gunfire
The Maoists rained bullets from light machine guns (LMGs) and used low-intensity improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to mount the attack that went on till evening. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-04T16:14:26+05:30 Chhattisgarh: 400 Naxals Ambushed Security Personnel With Heavy Gunfire outlookindia.com 2021-04-04T16:17:30+05:30
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According to official sources, a group of an estimated 400 Maoists had ambushed security personnel who were part of a large contingent deployed for a special operation, leading to the killing of at least 22 personnel and injuries to 30 others.
At least 400 Naxals, an officer said, led by the most wanted Maoist commander and leader of the so-called People s Liberation Guerrilla Army(PLGA) battalion no 1 Hidma and his associate Sujatha are suspected to be behind the Saturday ambush that took place in an area that is a strong-hold of t
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Befitting reply to Chhattisgarh Naxal attack will be given at appropriate time: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said a befitting reply will be given to the Naxal attack in Chhatisgarh at an appropriate time. He also said search operations are continuing in Chhattisgarh following the encounter. As far as the numbers are concerned, both sides have suffered losses and exact casualty figures cannot be ascertained immediately , Shah said, after cutting short his election campaigning in Assam. The home minister is flying back to Delhi to take stock of the situation. Our securitymen have lost their lives, we will not tolerate this bloodshed and a befitting reply will be given at an appropriate time , he added.
Sonia Gandhi expresses condolences to kin of slain Chhattisgarh jawans
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Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala claims that Mr. Shah was not interested in running his Ministry and was busy only with elections.
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Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala claims that Mr. Shah was not interested in running his Ministry and was busy only with elections.
Expressing her condolences to the families of the security personnel who were killed in the naxal attack in Chhattisgarh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday expressed her solidarity in the fight against Naxalism and assured the Chhattisgarh government’s assistance to the central paramilitary forces in fighting the naxal outfits.