ꦚTwo CRPF officials from the special operation unit - CoBRA - were killed on Sunday in a Naxal Attack in Sukma, Chhattisgarh. As per police, the security personnel were killed in an IED blast.
💮As per police, two personnel of the jungle warfare unit CoBRA were killed after Naxalites blew up a truck with an IED.
𓆉The attack took place 3 PM near the Timmapuram village between Silger and Tekalgudem camps of the security forces, which are over 400 km away from the state capital Raipur.
♛The deceased jawans have been identified as Constable Shailendra (29) and the vehicle driver Vishnu R (35).
﷽An advance party of the 201st unit of CobRA had launched patrolling from Silger camp under Jagargunda police station limits as a part of its Road Opening Party duty towards Tekalgudem, a senior police official told news agency PTI.
💦After being alerted about the blast, more forces rushed to the spot to evacuate the bodies from the forest. The senior police official added that a search operation in the area is underway.
🤪In April, around 29 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district. Three CRPF personnel sustained injuries in the encounter.
💞In the Bijapur district, around 15 Naxalites were killed in a similar encounter with security personnel.
