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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel
The Chhattisgarh government on Monday said the kin of the state police personnel, who were killed in an encounter with Naxals over the last weekend in the Bastar region, will be given minimum financial assistance of Rs 80 lakh.
Along with the financial assistance, one member of the family of each martyred personnel will also be entitled to compassionate appointments in government jobs, an official said.
Fourteen out of the 22 security personnel, killed in the gunfight with Naxals between Jonaguda and Tekalguda villages along the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts on Saturday, belonged to state police forces.
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According to media reports, the security forces combating naxalism in Chhattisgarh have suffered a major reverse with as many as 22 men having been martyred in the forest along the border between Bijapur and Sukma districts.
The official press release states that the martyred personnel include
eight men of the DRG (District Reserve Guard, Chhattisgarh police);
six of the STF (Special Task Force, Chhattisgarh police);
seven of the COBRA (CRPF), and
one of the so-called Bastariya Battalion (CRPF).
At least 31 men are wounded and one is missing. Only sketchy details of the botched operation have appeared in the media. From whatever that is available in the public domain, it is clear that:
J&K: CRPF jawan falls off moving bus, crushes to death in Ramban
J&K: CRPF jawan falls off moving bus, crushes to death in Ramban
After Falling Off A Moving Bus, A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Jawan Was Crushed Under It In The Ramban District Of Jammu And Kashmir, The Police Said On Monday.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Vivek Arya | Updated on: 12 Jun 2017, 08:17:39 PM
New Delhi:
After falling off a moving bus, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was crushed under it in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said on Monday.
Shaik Babu, jawan of the 161st battalion of the paramilitary force was slipped from a CRPF bus and crushed to death at Nachilana, a police official said.