Rajnath Singh Condoles Death Of 17 Soldiers In Chhattisgarh Maoist Attack
A gaggle of round 250 closely armed Maoists ambushed patrolling groups.
New Delhi:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday condoled the loss of life of 17 safety group of workers who had been ambushed in a Maoist assault in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
A minimum of 17 infantrymen had been killed and 14 others injured within the assault on Saturday.
“I’m deeply anguished by means of the loss of life of safety group of workers in Sukma. I be offering my respects to the courageous jawans who laid their lives in safety of the country,” Mr Singh stated in a tweet in Hindi.
In a big joint offensive on Saturday, separate groups of just about 600 group of workers belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Particular Activity Power (STF) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Motion (CoBRA) introduced an anti-Maoist operation from 3 facets against Elmagunda after you have inputs about an enormous amassing of ultras there.
When the patrolling groups had been close to Minpa village forests, a bunch of round 250 closely armed Maoists ambushed them.
