Naxal attacks that shook the nation in last few years ANI | Updated: Apr 04, 2021 18:17 IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Despite the Centre s effort to curb the Naxal movement in the country, a large number of security force personnel lose their lives in attacks by Naxalites every year. Here is a list of Naxal attacks that shook the nation over the last few years.
At least 22 security personnel lost their lives in Chhattisgarh s Bijapur Naxal attack on Saturday. 22 security personnel have lost their lives in the Naxal attack at Sukma-Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, said Bijapur Superintendent of Police, Kamalochan Kashyap. Around 31 sustained injuries in the encounter in Bijapur on Saturday, Chhattisgarh Police said.
Chhattisgarh: 17 More Bodies Found, Toll of Jawans Killed in Gun Battle With Maoists up to 22
A search operation is still on in the forest along the border between Bijapur and Sukma districts.
Women in Chhattisgarh walk past armed security force personnel. Photo: Reuters/Files
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New Delhi: As many as 22 security forces personnel were killed and 30 others injured on Saturday in an encounter with armed Maoists in a forest along the border between Bijapur and Sukma districts in Chhattisgarh, police officials said.
Indian Express has reported the Bijapur Superintendent of Police as having confirmed that 17 bodies were recovered on the morning on April 4, which added to toll of five who were announced to have been killed a day before.
Amit Shah cuts short campaign, returns to Delhi after Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh
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.
By ANI| Posted by Nikita Venkatesh | Published: 4th April 2021 2:56 pm IST Photo: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cut short his schedule on the last day of campaigning for the final phase of the Assam Assembly elections and returned to the national capital in view of Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur Naxal attack, informed Union Minister and BJP’s co-in charge for Assam polls, Jitendra Singh on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday expressed anguish over the killing of soldiers in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur Naxal attack saying the nation will never forget their sacrifice.