Naxal killed 6 CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh and 12 security personnel in Jharkhand
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Six CRPF personnel, including an inspector, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by naxals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district today.The incident occurred on a state highway when the CRPF team was proceeding on an anti-naxalite operation from Konda to Narayanpur at around 11 AM, CRPF spokesman Ajay Chaturvedi said.
The CRPF vehicle carrying the team was blown up in the explosion. Combing operations have been launched to nab the Maoists involved in the blast.
The CRPF has despatched Deputy Inspector General of Police R S S Sahota to Narayanpur for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation.
Terming the incident as very unfortunate, Director General of CRPF V K Joshi said anti-naxal operations have been intensified under the supervision of senior officials. The Inspector killed in the blast has been identified as R S Kang. PTI
Ranchi, Aug 30 (IANS) At least 12 security personnel were killed in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoist guerrillas near Jamshedpur town of Jharkhand Saturday afternoon, the police said.According to a Jharkhand police spokesperson, the landmine blast took place near Buridih dam of East Singhbhum district, which is around 270 km from Ranchi and 70 km from Jamshedpur town.
The security personnel belonging to Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) were on long range patrolling when the blast was triggered.
Sub inspector Ravi Kant was among the 12 killed security men, the police spokesman said.
The police spokesman said Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) rebels had planted the landmine.
Maoist rebels are active in 18 of the 24 districts of the state. In the last seven years, more than 1,300 people, including civilians and leftist rebels, have been killed in the Maoist related violence.
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