Raipur, November 27
After two rounds of peaceful elections in Chhattisgarh, Maoists came into action again in turbulent Bastar as they killed four CRPF jawans and injured three others in Bijapur district on Wednesday morning. The injured personnel have been admitted to district hospital in Bijapur.
ADG (naxal operations) RK Vij informed that the incident took place near village Nukanpal under Modakpal police station limit where insurgents, who had laid ambush on Murkinar-Cheramungi road, opened indiscriminate firing on road opening party of about 50 CRPF jawans of 168th battalion. The naxals then blasted landmines planted on either sides of the road in about 100 meter before jawans could comprehend the situation and start counter-firing.
Vij informed that the road opening party had been sent to clear the road as their battalion had civic action programme in Murkinar on Wednesday. He further told that the Maoists decamped with two rifles, one AK-47 and one grenade launcher of the deceased jawans.
He said additional forces had been immediately sent to Nukanpal area after the incident. Besides, the forces have also started intense searching operation in the region’s forests.
Bijapur DSP Sukhnandan Rathore informed that the police recovered several bear bottles near the spot where incident occurred. He said the naxals had filled explosives in the bottles and blasted them during the incident.
The place where naxals had laid ambush is hilly and surrounded by dense forests. The area is close to Awapalli and Bhopalpatnam from where Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra border starts after some 30-35 km away. According to information, some 150 naxals were said to be present during attack.
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