34 Naxals involved in attack on CRPF personnel at Sukma arrested

There are cases of murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, arson, firing on police against them

Sukma Attack
Daughter of CRPF jawan Sanjay Kumar, who was killed in the Naxal attack in Sukma, during his funeral at his native village, Chechain Nagri, near Dharamsala on Tuesday
ANI Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India]
Last Updated : Jun 12 2017 | 4:08 AM IST

In a big accomplishment, the Sukma Police on Sunday arrested as many as 34 hardcore Naxals involved in the deadly attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in April this year.

DIG P. Sundarraj and Sukma Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena said that they enacted on a tip-off that a huge number of Naxals have gathered in forests of Chintagufa Police Station area for a meeting.

The composite squads of District Reserve Guard (DRG), district force and Special Task Force (STF) were out on a search operation in the forests of Chintagufa and Fulbagdi, around 450 kms away from here.

The arrested Naxals have cases of murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, arson, firing on police registered against them.

According to officials, valuable information has been gathered during their interrogation.

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First Published: Jun 11 2017 | 10:56 PM IST

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