Sukma: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma on Tuesday to pay tribute to 25 CRPF jawans who have been martyred in a deadly Maoist attack. The attack took place between Burkapal-Chintagufa area in south Bastar, the worst Maoist violence-affected district area of the state. President Pranab Mukherjee, PM Narendra Modi and other senior leaders had yesterday condemned the attack on CRPF jawans and expressed their condolences.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a detailed report from CRPF on Sukma attack, say reports.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh at Wreath laying ceremony of 25 CRPF Personnel who lost their lives in Sukma.
Here are the pictures of 25 CRPF personnel who lost their lives in Sukma Naxal attack yesterday.
VP Hamid Ansari condemns attack on CRPF personnel in Sukma, says ” there cant be any justification for heinous acts;perpetrators be punished”.
“We were set upon by 300 of them… villagers, women and the militia-types in black uniforms. They had rocket launchers… automatic weapons, AK 47, INSAS rifles. We also killed many of them,” he claimed.
Before attacking, the Maoists sent locals to establish the position of the CRPF team, a survivor, Sher Mohammad, had claimed.
CPI(M) has criticised the Centre over the “barbaric” attack on CRPF personnel, saying it is not concerned about internal security.
Taking to Twitter, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury also wondered on whom the onus of the incident lies and called for fixing political responsibility for the security “failure”.
The names of the others, all belonging to the ‘Delta’ company of the 74th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), are:-Sub-Inspector K K Das, Assistant Sub-Inspectors Sanjay Kumar, Rameswar Lal, Naresh Kumar, Head Constables Surender Kumar, Banna Ram, L P Singh, Naresh Yadav, Padmanabhanand and Ram Mehar, Constables Saurabh Kumar, Abhay Mishra, Banmali Ram, N P Sonkar, K K Pandey, Vinay Chandra Burman, P Alagupandi, Abhay Kumar, N Senthil Kumar, N Thirumurgan, Ranjit Kumar, Ashish Singh, Manoj Kumar and Anup Karmakar.
The six injured have been identified as ASI R Chembram, Constables Mahender Singh, Jitender Kumar, Sher Mohammed, Lachhu Oraon and Sonawane Eashwar Suresh.
Mortal remains of CRPF personnel who lost their lives in Sukma Naxal attack brought to CAF camp (Mana) in Chhattisgarh.
Director General of the CRPF and senior officials are expected to reach Sukma today.
Bastar Inspector General Vivekanand Sinha and DIG Sunderraj have also left for Sukma.
MoS Home Hansraj Ahir will also visit Raipur today in the wake of Naxal attack.
Union Home Minister Rajanth Singh will visit Chhattisgarh today.
Bureau Report
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