Sukma Attack

Two security personnel were injured when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites exploded in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Monday, police said. The blast occurred at around 10.15 am in Kistaram police station area, where a joint team of security personnel was patrolling to provide security to a road construction work, an official said. Personnel belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force's 217th battalion, 208th battalion of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA - an elite unit of the CRPF) and district force were involved in the operation, he said. Patrolling was launched from Dabbamarka police camp to provide security to the road construction work in Saltong village. When the team was cordoning off the area near Saltong, two personnel came in contact with the pressure IED connection, triggering the blast, the official said. The two injured personnel were provided preliminary treatment and were being shifted to a hospital, he said. Se

Nine CRPF jawans on board the vehicle died in the incident while two sustained critical injuries

Sukma and its adjoining areas have witnessed deadliest ambushes on security forces recently

On April 24, as many as 25 CRPF jawans were killed in an ambush in Chhattisgarh

So far, 37 men of the paramilitary forces have lost their lives wihtin less than two months

19 Naxals were arrested and produced before a court in Dantewada district

As many as 26 CRPF personnel were killed in the encounter with Naxals in Sukma on April 24

Naxals massacred 25 CRPF men on April 24 and killed 12 on March 11 in the Sukma district

CRPF reluctant to protect ongoing road projects anymore; wants its men for anti-naxal war instead

The officers, however, would not be providing any direct financial help to such families

In one of deadliest Naxal attacks in Chattisgarh, 25 CRPF personnel of 74th battalion were killed

The body is yet to be identified

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Things changed 2 months back when head of the village, Madhvi was killed by Naxalites

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72 security personnel have been killed in Maoist-related violence in 2017

The deadly assault on the jawans occurred around 12.25 pm in Kalapathar area of south Bastar region

Rajnath Singh said he would possibly go to Sukma

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condemned the naxal attack on CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh, terming it as a "cowardly and deplorable" act, and asserted that the sacrifices of the martyrs will not go in vain. "Attack on @crpfindia personnel in Chhattisgarh is cowardly & deplorable. We are monitoring the situation closely," he tweeted. "We are proud of the valour of our @crpfindia personnel. The sacrifice of the martyrs will not go in vain. Condolences to their families," he added. He wished speedy recovery to those injured in today's attack. In one of the deadliest attacks, naxals ambushed a CRPF contingent in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district at around 12:25 pm, killing several personnel.