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(News Agencies) New Delhi, April 4: A massive search operation in the Bijapur-Sukma areas of Chhattisgarh, where the encounter with left-wing extremists took place yesterday, are being carried out, officials in the security establishment confirmed that a group of an estimated 400 Maoists had ambushed the forces leading to the killing of at least 22 personnel and injuries to 30 others with one still missing.
The anti-Naxal operation was launched by a strong contingent of about 1,500 troops drawn from CRPF’S specialised jungle warfare unit CoBRA, a few of them from its regular battalions, a unit of its Bastariya battalion, the Chhattisgarh Police affiliated District Reserve Guard (DRG) and others.
Why eliminating PLGA ‘Battalion no. 1’ holds the key in Chhattisgarh’s fight against Maoists
Why eliminating PLGA ‘Battalion no. 1’ holds the key in Chhattisgarh’s fight against Maoists | India Today Insight
This well-equipped formation of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) stands in the way of security forces regaining control of Maoist strongholds in southern Chhattisgarh
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CRPF personnel carry the coffin of a jawan who lost his life in an encounter with Maoists in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, April 4 (PTI)
The April 3 engagement between security forces and Maoists in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, which left 22 security personnel dead and one missing, is yet another duel in the security establishment’s protracted battle against battalion no. 1 of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) and its commander, Hidma. For the forces, eliminating this battalion is crucial to establishing con
New Indian Express. The missing soldier belongs to the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, sources told
New Indian Express.
Gunfight in tough terrain led to high casualty
The twenty-two personnel who were killed in the fierce gunfight on April 3, include eight each from the elite Cobra battalion of CRPF and District Reserve Guards (DRG), six belonged to Chhattisgarh’s Special Task Force (STF) and one from the CRPF’s Bastariya Battalion. While the number of casualties on the side of Maoists couldn’t be established, one body of a Maoist leader with an INSAS rifle was recovered. She has been identified as Madavi Vanoja, believed to be the commander of the Local Guerilla Squad (LGS) of Pamed area, with an INSAS, was recovered by the forces.
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