Commando Who Went Lacking After Chhattisgarh Ambush Our Captive, Claims CPI (Maoist)

Bijapur:

The outlawed CPI (Maoist) has claimed that CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who went lacking after the April three ambush in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar area, is in captivity of ultras, and requested the state executive to nominate interlocutors for his liberate.

The Maoists have, then again, now not raised any formal calls for for the discharge of the commando.

Police are verifying the authenticity of the remark, purportedly issued by way of the outlaws.

The banned outfit additionally admitted that 4 of its cadres had been killed within the stumble upon wherein 22 safety workforce had misplaced their lives.

Constable Rakeshwar Singh Manhas of the 210th CoBRA battalion, an elite unit of CRPF, had long gone lacking after the gunfight alongside the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts closing Saturday.

The CPI (Maoist) remark additionally claimed that 24 safety workforce had been killed within the stumble upon.

“As many as 2,000 police workforce had reached close to Jiragudem village to execute a significant assault (on Saturday). To thwart them, PLGA (Peoples’ Liberation Guerilla Military) retaliated right through which 24 safety workforce had been killed and 31 others injured. We’ve stuck a policeman (CoBRA commando) on the spot whilst others escaped,” stated a remark purportedly written by way of Maoists and being circulated on social media on Tuesday.

It stated the federal government must first announce names of interlocutors and the jawan shall be launched later. He’ll stay secure in our captivity until then, it stated.

The 2-page remark was once issued within the title of Vikalp, spokesperson of the Dandakaranya Particular Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of Maoists, which were instrumental in executing a number of fatal assaults in south Bastar, together with the Jhiram valley assault in Bastar district on Might 25, 2013, wherein most sensible Congress leaders of Chhattisgarh unit had been killed.

Maoists admitted that 4 cadres had been killed within the Bijapur gunfight and the frame of the girl cadre may now not be retrieved from the spot.

The frame of a girl Maoist was once recovered by way of safety forces from the stumble upon spot.

The ultras additionally claimed to have seized 14 guns, 2,000 cartridges and different fabrics from the stumble upon website.

The images issued with the purported remark displays the looted hands and ammunition.

Then again, resources in police had stated a minimum of 12 Maoists had been killed within the gunfight that lasted for over four hours.

Consistent with the police, ten guns, together with seven AK-47 rifles, two SLR rifles and one Mild Device Gun (LMG), of the protection workforce went lacking after the assault.

In the meantime, a senior police officer stated the authenticity of the remark is being verified.

“The authenticity of the remark issued by way of Maoists claiming that they’ve held hostage the jawan is being verified. Additional motion shall be taken accordingly,” Inspector Basic of Police (Bastar vary) Sundarraj P advised PTI.

Police had been incessantly sporting out searches to track Manhas, and native villagers, social organisations, native public representatives and reporters also are being contacted to find his whereabouts, the IG stated.

Tribal Activist Soni Sori has appealed to Maoists to liberate the jawan if he’s of their captivity.

“In the event that they lengthen freeing the jawan, then I can head against the stumble upon website on Wednesday and can attempt to communicate to them (Maoists) to unfastened him,” Sori stated.

Manhas was once a part of a squad that had long gone for an anti-Naxal operation on Friday night time within the jungles at the Bijapur and Sukma border.

On Saturday, the gunfight broke out between safety forces and ultras between Tekalguda and Jonaguda villages wherein 22 soldiers had been killed and 31 others injured.

Out of the 22, the Central Reserve Police Drive (CRPF) misplaced 8 workforce, together with seven CoBRA commandos and one jawan from its Bastariya battalion, 8 from the DRG and 6 from the Particular Activity Drive.

Union House Minister Amit Shah on Monday visited Jagdalpur and Bijapur to check the location within the aftermath of the fatal assault.

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