26 CRPF men killed in Maoist encounter at Sukma; PM says sacrifice won’t go in vain
Hours after Naxals killed twenty-six Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday censured the deplorable assault.
In a progression of tweets, the PM stated, “Assault on CRPF work force in Chhattisgarh is fearful and terrible. We are checking the circumstance closely…We are pleased with the valor of our CRPF staff. The sacrifice of the martyrs won’t go futile… Condolences to their families.”
Responding to the circumstance, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, who was in Delhi to meet PM Modi, has assembled a crisis conference later on Monday, state home clergyman Ram Sewak Paikra told CNN-News 18.
The assault on the CRPF street opening gathering moving towards Chintagufa territory happened around 12.25 pm in south Bastar region of the state.
“We have lost twenty-six men in the experience. Starting at now, we realize that these men were out for a street opening assignment and they went under substantial fire from Naxalites…,” CRPF Deputy Inspector General M. Dinakaran said.
The six troopers who were injured and have been warded in healing facilities incorporate Assistant Sub-Inspector R P Hembram and Constables Swaroop Kumar, Mohinder Singh, Jitendra Kumar, Sher Mohammed and Latoo Oraon. Mohammed and Oraon were said to be out of threat.
Portraying the repulsive experience, Costable Sher Mohmmad stated, “To begin with, villagers followed our area and quality then right around 300 Naxals assaulted us. In retaliatory terminating, we likewise slaughtered a considerable lot of them. No less than 3-4 naxals were shot in the trunk.”
In the interim, CRPF Cobra groups have propelled a noteworthy inquiry operation under the direction of senior authorities to catch the ultras.
“A helicopter has officially left for the spot to clear the harmed. The experience is still on,” a senior officer said. Support parties from the closest CRPF camp have likewise been surged in, the officer included.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) stated, “Roughly, at 1500 hrs message was gotten by the IAFs hostile to Naxal team Commander about the trap of CRPF group at Burkapal region of Sukma area. Instantly two IAF Mi-17 V5s of Jagdalpur separation took off for Burkapal. One of the MI-17 was flying in escort part. On arriving at scene of snare, it was learnt that the mortal stays of 11 CRPF saints and seven harmed jawans were to be carried. Instantly, the harmed were transported and moved to Raipur for treatment. One of the jawans surrendered to wounds in flight while in transit to Raipur. The helicopter arrived with setbacks at Raipur roughly at 1700 Hrs. More helicopters have been propelled from Raipur and Jagdalpur to empty mortal stays of the saints.”
Talking on the grievous occurrence, Congress representative Manish Tewari on Monday said the legislature ought to make a move against individuals who are behind the assault.
“To a great degree sad, trust govt will act with energetic willingness. Trust government starts proper activity against individuals in charge of the assault,” he said.
Prior in the day, Bomb transfer squad diffused 10 kg of IED explosives planted by Maoists in Dantewada.
This was the second real assault on CRPF work force in 2017. On March 11, twelve CRPFs were slaughtered in Sukma region of Chhattisgarh after the Naxals trapped a CRPF watch party in the Maoist hotbed and plundered their arms. Four work forces were likewise harmed in the assault.
In 2010, in the most exceedingly awful assault on CRPF, 76 men kicked the bucket in Dantewada as they were on a zone mastery work out.
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