RAIPUR: Saturday’s operation in Bastar by security forces may have been aimed at striking at the heart Maoist commander Madvi Hidma’s stronghold perhaps the most wanted insurgent but police aren’t even sure what he looks like. They just have a bundle of photos of men who could be Hidma.
All that’s known is that Hidma is perhaps 53 years old, short, and heads PLGA battalion number 1 as well as the Maoists’ south sub-zonal command.
In every major Maoist attack in Bastar, Hidma’s shadowy figure creeps in. Tekulguda village, where Maoists ambushed security personnel on Saturday, killing 23 jawans, is next to Puvarti, which is believed to be Hidma’s native village.
Chhattisgarh: 15 jawans missing after Bijapur Naxal encounter aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.
India News: Twenty-three security personnel were killed and 33 injured on Saturday in one of the deadliest Maoist ambushes ever in Bastar. A CoBRA commando is sti
Chhattisgarh: 15 jawans missing after Bijapur Naxal encounter indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.