Sukma Attack: 25 CRPF Men Killed, Rajnath Singh to Visit Raipur
The encounter took place at around 12.25 pm in Chhattisgarh’s worst violence-affected district in south Bastar.
- PM Modi condoles the death of 25 CRPF personnel
- The personnel were killed in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday afternoon
- The jawans were from the 74th battalion of the CRPF
- Six other CRPF personnel have been injured
- Almost 300 Naxals attacked the CRPF jawans
- This is the second Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district this year
- Three CRPF jawans were injured in a separate attack in Jharkhand’s Daltonganj
- Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Raipur on Tuesday
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CRPF Company Commander Among Those Killed
Inspector Raghubir Singh, commander of the 99-member company which was attacked upon by the naxals on Monday, was among the 25 jawans who were killed in the ambush.
The other deceased include Sub-Inspector K K Das, Assistant Sub-Inspectors Sanjay Kumar, Rameswar Lal, Naresh Kumar, Head Constables Surender Kumar, Banna Ram, L P Singh, Naresh Yadav, Padmanabhanand and Ram Mehar, Constables Saurabh Kumar, Abhay Mishra, Banmali Ram, N P Sonkar, K K Pandey, Vinay Chandra Burman, P Alagupandi, Abhay Kumar, N Senthil Kumar, N Thirumurgan, Ranjit Kumar, Ashish Singh, Manoj Kumar and Anup Karmakar.
Considerable Number of Naxals Killed in Retaliatory Action: CRPF
The CRPF forces claimed on Monday that a considerable number of naxalites were killled in the ambush, although no bodies have been discovered yet.
Death Toll Revised to 25
The death toll of the CRPF jawans killed in the naxalite attack has been revised from 26 to 25 jawans, reported ANI.
3 CRPF Personnel Injured in a Naxal Attack in Daltonganj, Jharkhand
In a separate attack, at least three CRPF jawans have been injured in Jharkhand’s Daltonganj.
President Mukherjee Condemns Attack
President Pranab Mukherjee condemned the naxalite attack on the CRPF personnel. He further extended his condolences to the families of the martyred and injured jawans.
Rajnath Singh Addresses Media
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the media on Monday evening, expressing condolences over the attack by naxalites on CRPF jawans in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.
He will visit Raipur on Tuesday.
Chhattisgrah CM Raman Singh Addresses Media
Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh addressed the media over the Naxalite attack, on Monday. He said he will hold a meeting with the senior officials to ascertain the details of the attack. He also added that he will discuss the incident with the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister.
Death Toll Rises to 26
The death toll of jawans in the Naxalite encounter at Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district rises to 26.
PM Modi Calls Attack 'Deplorable'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also tweeted his condolences to the families of the martyred jawans. He further wished a speedy recovery to the injured jawans.
Venkaiah Naidu, Rajnath Singh, Rahul Gandhi Express Condolences
Home Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted after the attack, expressing his condolences.
Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu also took to Twitter to grieve the loss of the jawans, adding that their sacrifices will not go in vain.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saluted the ‘sacrifice and courage’ of the martyred jawans, via Twitter.
Almost 300 Naxals Attacked the CRPF Jawans
CRPF constable Sher Mohammed said that around 300 Naxals were sent to trace the CRPF’s location, after which an ambush was carried out. There were around 150 jawans. The CRPF also gunned down many of the Naxals.
MoS Home Hansraj Ahir to Visit Raipur
MoS Home Hansraj Ahir will visit Raipur later in the day, over the naxal attack which claimed the lives of 24 CRPF Jawans in Sukma district.
Death Toll Rises to 24
The death toll in the Naxalite encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district now stands at 24.
6 Injured CRPF Personnel Evacuated to Raipur
Six CRPF personnel, who were injured in the Naxal encounter in Sukma district, were evacuated to Raipur.
Chhattisgarh CM Calls for an Emergency Meeting
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has called for an emergency meeting after the news of the encounter broke out.
He has cancelled his engagements in Delhi and has rushed back to Raipur to hold a meeting later in the day.
12 CRPF Personnel Martyred
12 CRPF personnel were killed and six were injured in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday.
The encounter took place at around 12:25 pm in Burkapal-Chintagufa area in south Bastar.
"The Naxals fired at a patrolling party of the CRPF near Burkapal village," said Special Director General (anti-Naxal operations) of Chhattisgarh Police, D M Awasthi .
90 CRPF jawans were part of the road opening party when they were attacked by Naxals. The weapons of jawans have also been looted.
The jawans were from the 74th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Biggest Attack in Chhattisgarh in 2017
This comes only a month after 12 CRPF personnel were killed in Sukma and their arms looted on counting day on 11 March, making the attack the biggest this year.
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