According to authoritative estimates, implicit 100 Naxals – including 44 wrong Abujhmad -- person been killed successful implicit 50 specified operations. (Representative/ Express record photograph by Gurmeet Singh)
Two information unit from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were killed successful a large Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast portion they were returning from a associated cognition successful Abujhmad successful South Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur territory Saturday.
The jawans were from antithetic constabulary camps from Orchha, Mohandi and Irakbhatti erstwhile the blast occurred adjacent Kodiliyar village. They were headed towards Dhurbeda for an cognition aft learning of the beingness of immoderate Naxals successful the area.
The deceased jawans are identified arsenic Amar Panwar (36) from Satara, Maharashtra and K. Rajesh from Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Both were from the 53rd Battalion of ITBP.
Two much policemen suffered injuries successful the blast and are said to beryllium retired of danger. Security forces person been conducting anti-Naxal operations arsenic portion of the ‘Maad Bachao Abhiyan’ successful Abujhmad, besides referred to arsenic ‘Maad’. According to authoritative estimates, implicit 100 Naxals – including 44 wrong Abujhmad — person been killed successful implicit 50 specified operations.