Two ITBP men killed in Naxal attack

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Updated At : 11:47 AM Aug 21, 2021 IST

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New Delhi, August 20

Assistant Commandant of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Sudhakar Shinde and ASI Gurumukh Singh were martyred in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Friday, a police official said. The incident took place around 12.10 pm near Kademeta camp of 45th battalion of the ITBP under the Chhotedongar police station limits, IGP (Bastar range) Sundarraj P said.

According to the preliminary information, a squad of the ITBP’s 45th battalion, which was out on an area domination operation, was fired upon by a small action team of the ultras, when it was approximately 600 m away from the camp, he said.

The Naxals also looted and escaped with one AK-47 rifle, two bullet-proof jackets and one wireless set of the security personnel, he said. — TNS

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