An attack by Maoist forces on Monday left 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel of paramilitary unit dead, including two officers in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
According to reports, the Maoist forces are also understood to have used local villagers as a human shield against retaliatory fire.
"We have many operations in that area. Among those killed were a deputy commandant and an assistant commandant. The firing has now stopped in that area," CRPF ADG (Maoist Operations) RK Vij told the media.Further details are awaited.
