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Amit Shah speaks to Chhattisgarh CM over Bijapur encounter ANI | Updated: Apr 04, 2021 10:28 IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in connection with the encounter between the security forces and Naxalites near Tarrem in Bijapur district.
Shah also asked the Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to go to Chhattisgarh and take stock of the situation.
Acting upon the order, Kuldiep Singh reached Chhattisgarh in the morning and looked after the operational work.
Around 21 security personnel are still missing following the encounter with Naxals, out of which seven are from CRPF.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Intelligence Bureau Director Arvind Kumar and senior officials of the home ministry and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) attended the meeting.
[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] File photo of security forces during an anti-Naxal operation (Photo Credits: PTI)
The Chhattisgarh Police will submit a report on the Bijapur encounter to Union Home Ministry on Monday.
The report will be submitted first to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel before being sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs. No request has been made for the NIA probe as of now.
In the encounter with Naxals in Bijapur,
22 jawans were killed and 31 sustained injuries on Saturday. Security forces have launched an operation along the Sukma-Bijapur border, where an intense face-off resulted in the deaths of 22 jawans. One soldier is still believed to be missing. His body is suspected to be in foliage and the search operation will resume tomorrow.
Naxal attack: Amit Shah speaks to Chhattisgarh CM, directs CRPF DG to visit state
Naxal attack: Amit Shah speaks to Chhattisgarh CM, directs CRPF DG to visit state
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel following the Naxal attack on Saturday on security personnel. The Director General of CRPF also visited the state on Sunday to take stock of the situation.
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UPDATED: April 4, 2021 12:11 IST
A security personnel is shifted for treatment after he was injured in an encounter with Naxals in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. (Photo: PTI)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and took stock of the situation following the killing of five security personnel in an encounter with Naxals in the state, officials said.