'Durga fighter' to combat naxalism in Sukma
Aug 22, 2021, 06:34 PM ISTWomen police constables in Chhattisgarh's Sukma came together voluntarily to form a team of 'Durga Fighters' to tackle the problem of naxalism in the region.
Women police constables in Chhattisgarh's Sukma came together voluntarily to form a team of 'Durga Fighters' to tackle the problem of naxalism in the region.
In a major success, Chhattisgarh police on July 26 arrested a wanted Naxalite commander Tiger Hoonga, who was involved in the 2018 Improvised explosive device (IED) attack against Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion.
During a search operation, CRPF found pressure cooker bomb in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on April 12. Later, a bomb squad destroyed the bomb in controlled explosion.
Union home minister Amit Shah arrived in Chhattisgarh on Monday to chair a high-level meeting in connection with the Naxal attack in the state's Bastar region that claimed the lives of 22 security personnel.
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, who sustained injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast by Naxals in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on November 28 (Saturday), succumbed to his injuries on November 29.
Watch as India TV's fearless reporters present a ground report from naxal hotbed in Chhattisgarh's Sukma.
Several districts of Chhattisgarh are affected due to heavy rainfall from past few days.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel recovered seven Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) of 5 kilogram each in Sukma's Kondasavli village. IEDs were planted by Naxals.
At least two Naxals, including a woman commander, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
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