Five Security Personnel Martyred, 12 Injured In An Encounter
Five security personnel martyred, 12 injured in an encounter with Naxalites in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.
Five security personnel were killed and 12 injured in an encounter with Naxals on Saturday afternoon in the Jonnaguda forest area of Tarrem police station in Chhattisgarh’s Dhur Naxal-affected Bijapur district.
The body of a female Naxalite has also been found. The encounter lasted for about three hours. 17 Air Force helicopters and nine ambulances have been deployed to evacuate the injured jawans.
IG Bastar Sundararaj P has reached Bijapur. A backup party has been sent from Sukma and Bijapur. DIG Naxal operation OP Pal has confirmed this.
The force of 420 soldiers came out on the information of the presence of Wanted Naxalite commander Hidma.
According to the information received, DRG (District Reserve Guard), Cobra Battalion, and 420 personnel of STF (Special Task Force) were sent on the operation from Bijapur and Sukma on Friday.
After receiving information about the presence of Naxal Commander Hidma of battalion number one of Naxalites in the forest of Jonnaguda near Silger village, about 75 km from the district headquarters.
As soon as a force troop arrived in the forest of Jonnaguda, the Naxalites ambushed them in Ambush (surround them).
After this, they started firing from all four sides. Seeing the injuries to the companions, the soldiers immediately took over the front and started firing counter-bullets.
Even after almost three hours of continuous firing, the bullets are running intermittently. Four DRG and one Cobra jawan have been killed in this encounter. The injured soldiers are being evacuated.
At present, names have not been found in them. Due to the area being very inaccessible, it is facing a lot of difficulties. DIG Naxal operation OP Pal has said that the situation will be clear only after the return of the jawans.
Ongoing meeting at police headquarters of Bijapur.
A meeting of officers is going on at the police headquarters of Bijapur district regarding the encounter. It includes senior officers of SIB including DGP DM Awasthi, Special DG Naxal Operation Ashok Juneja, Intelligence IG Anand Chhabra, DIG OP Pal, IB Director.
Meanwhile, according to a report from the agency, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Saturday foiled the explosives planted by the Naxalites in the forest of Bijapur.
Naxals and security personnel encounter in Chhattisgarh.
Earlier on March 23, Maoists in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh blew up the bus of the DRG jawans returning from patrolling with the IID blast.
There were 25 soldiers on board the bus. Five soldiers, including the driver, were killed in this attack, while seven soldiers were injured.
76 CRPF personnel killed in the Tarmetla attack on 6 April 2010.
– 25 May 2013 More than 30 Congressmen and soldiers martyred in the Jhiram Valley attack.
– On 11 March 2014, 15 jawans were killed in the Tahkwada attack of Naxalites.
– On April 12, 2015, the driver and AMT martyr including 5 soldiers in Darbha.
– 11 CRPF jawans martyred in March 2017 in the Bijji attack.
