The Maoists were 400-500 fighters strong, including 200 from one of their most dangerous battalions the Battalion 1 of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) headed by their new chief Barse Deva officials said.
The last rites of a CRPF jawan from Chirang district, Assam, who was killed in a Maoist encounter in Chhattisgarh, were performed in his native village. The jawan was given a state funeral and his mortal remains were brought to the airport before being taken to his village. The CRPF, CISF, and Assam Police officers paid tribute to the jawan. The IG CRPF praised the bravery of the jawan and promised support to his family. BTR chief and Bodoland Territorial Council executive member condemned the incident and called for strong action against the Maoists.
The mortal remains of the CRPF jawan from Assam, who was killed in a Maoist encounter in Chhattisgarh, will be brought to Guwahati today. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma condemns the heinous act.
Maoists fired dozens of crudely-made rocket-shaped barrels called BGL and unleashed heavy gunfire in their lethal attack on a CRPF unit in Chhattisgarh on a day the paramilitary force opened a new camp in a remote area of the Bastar region.
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