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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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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.