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In the wake of the deadly Maoist attack in Chhattisgarhs Bastar region that claimed the lives of 22 security personnel, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said the morale of jawans is high and the operation against Naxals would continue. Talking to reporters this evening at Raipur airport after returning from Assam, Baghel said the work of setting up security forces camps will be expedited in Maoists stronghold areas. Baghel had been campaigning in Assam for the ongoing Assembly electi...

Chhattisgarh Naxal Attack: Some 10-12 Maoists are also believed to have been killed. (Representational) Raipur: Bodies of 17 security personnel were recovered from the jungles of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, raising the number of deaths to 22 in the worst ever attack by Maoists in four years that resulted from an ambush by some 400 insurgents who surrounded the jawans from three sides in an area devoid of vegetation and rained on them machinegun fire as well as IEDs for several hours. CRPF Directo...

URL copied Image Source : PTI Bijapur: CRPF personnel carry the coffin of a paramilitary soldier who lost his life in an encounter with Maoists, in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, Sunday, April 04, 2021. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the operation against Naxals in Chhattisgarh, in which 22 security personnel were killed, was "incompetently" executed and "poorly designed". "Our jawans are not cannon fodder to be martyred at will," Gandh...

Jawans Walked Into Maoists U-Shaped Trap Based On Faulty Intel: Sources Chhattisgarh Maoist Attack: Once one of the teams reached the spot, some 400 Maoists encircled the security personnel from three sides. Updated: April 05, 2021 11:23 am IST Bijapur Naxal Attack: Over 30 personnel were injured in the line of duty on Saturday. Raipur: The security forces that were ambushed by Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh on Saturday were acting on what is now being viewed as faulty intelligence. The...

Comments According to media reports, the security forces combating naxalism in Chhattisgarh have suffered a major reverse with as many as 22 men having been martyred in the forest along the border between Bijapur and Sukma districts. The official press release states that the martyred personnel include eight men of the DRG (District Reserve Guard, Chhattisgarh police); six of the STF (Special Task Force, Chhattisgarh police); seven of the COBRA (CRPF), and one of the so-called Bastariya Battali...

Chhattisgarh encounter: Who is Hidma, the brutal Naxal commander behind the attack that killed 22 jawans Hidma, who carries a bounty of Rs 40 lakh, is the youngest member of the CPI (Maoists) supreme 21-membered ‘central committee.’ (Photo source: Reuters) Updated: Apr 5, 2021, 06:59 PM IST In major loss to our security forces, 22 jawans were killed and 31 were injured in a deadly four-hour encounter with Naxals along the border between Bijapur and Sukma ...

Chhattisgarh Naxal Attack: Amit Shah will leave for Delhi at 5.30 pm on Monday. Jagdalpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Chhattisgarh on Monday to chair a high-level meeting in connection with the Maoist attack in the states Bastar region that claimed the lives of 22 security personnel, a senior official said. Mr Shah will reach the Jagdalpur airport (in Bastar district) at around 10.35 am, following which he will attend the wreath-laying ceremony to pay respect to the personnel...