Chhattisgarh: Two STF cops killed in Naxal attack, 4 hurt as IED goes off

Chhattisgarh, July 18

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Two personnel of the Special Task Force (STF) were killed and four others injured after Naxalites detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Thursday.

Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed grief over the incident and said the sacrifice of the jawans will not go in vain and the fight against Naxalism will continue till the menace is eradicated.

The incident took place on Wednesday night in Tarrem area when a joint team of security personnel was returning after an anti-Naxalite operation in forests on the tri-junction of Bijapur-Sukma-Dantewada districts, a police official here said.

Personnel of the STF, District Reserve Guard — both state police units, Central Reserve Police Force and its elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were involved in the operation, launched on Tuesday based on inputs about the presence of Naxalites belonging to their Darbha and west Bastar divisions and military company no. 2, he said.

“Two STF constables — Bharat Sahu of Raipur and Satyer Singh Kange of Narayanpur district — were killed in the blast triggered by Naxalites while four other personnel sustained injuries,” the official said.

Reinforcement was rushed to the area after the incident and the injured personnel were shifted to Bijapur district hospital, he said. The injured jawans will be airlifted to state capital Raipur for further medication, he added.

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gadchiroli: The 12 Naxalites, including three senior cadres, who were killed in an encounter with security forces in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra carried a total cash reward of Rs 86 lakh on their heads, police said on Thursday. Due to the success of the operation, the entire Korchi-Tipagad and Chatgaon-Kasansur Dalams of Maoists have been wiped out, they claimed.

Twelve Naxalites, including five women, were killed and three security personnel injured in the encounter that took place on Wednesday near the Chhattisgarh border.