13 CRPF men killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, December 1
Maoists on Monday gunned down 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel returning after a search operation in Chhattisgarh, officials said.

Additional Director General of Police R.K. Vij told IANS that the dead included two senior officers.

A CRPF source told IANS in New Delhi that the troopers were returning to their base after conducting a search for Maoists in Sukma district when they were attacked.

The incident took place near Chintagufa area, the source said.

"Suddenly there was heavy firing from almost everywhere." A police officer told IANS in Raipur: "We have suffered a major casualty in a forested stretch of Errabore area in Sukma.

"Heavily armed Maoists opened indiscriminate fire from all around on a contingent of the CRPF and the district police," the source said. — IANS