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NEW DELHI-At least 22 members of India s security forces are known to have died in weekend clashes following an attack by rebels in the central state of Chhattisgarh.
The fighting with Naxal rebels, which began on Saturday, broke out after one of the bloodiest attacks by the insurgent group, officials said on Sunday.
The bodies of as many as 20 security personnel were recovered on Sunday; two bodies had been recovered on Saturday.
Security personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force s elite CoBRA unit, the District Reserve Guard, and the Special Task Force were attacked on Saturday in the tribal-dominated Chhattisgarh state during an anti-insurgency operation.
Maoists demand mediator to release CoBRA commando from their custody
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CPI (Maoist) issues statement, says it is ready to release captive officer if mediators were present
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Cremation of CRPF jawan Rajkumar Yadav, who died in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh, is performed with gun-salute, in Ayodhya, on April 6, 2021.
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CPI (Maoist) issues statement, says it is ready to release captive officer if mediators were present
Maoists released a statement on Tuesday that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commando who went missing after the April 3 encounter at Tarrem in Chattisgarh’s Sukma was in their custody.
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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.
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