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Maoists massacre 13 CRPF troopers in Chhattisgarh

Raipur:  Maoist guerrillas Monday gunned down 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers returning after a search operation in Chhattisgarh, officials said.Additional Director General of Police R.K. Vij told IANS that the dead included two

IANS IANS Updated on: December 01, 2014 18:37 IST
maoists massacre 13 crpf troopers in chhattisgarh
maoists massacre 13 crpf troopers in chhattisgarh

Raipur:  Maoist guerrillas Monday gunned down 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers returning after a search operation in Chhattisgarh, officials said.

Additional Director General of Police R.K. Vij told IANS that the dead included two senior officers.

A CRPF source told IANS in New Delhi that the troopers were returning to their base after conducting a search for Maoists in Sukma district when they were attacked.

The incident took place near Chintagufa area, the source said. "Suddenly there was heavy firing from almost everywhere."

A police officer told IANS in Raipur: "We have suffered a major casualty in a forested stretch of Errabore area in Sukma.

"Heavily armed Maoists opened indiscriminate fire from all around on a contingent of the CRPF and the district police," the source said.

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